cold front · dual personality · university setting · early 2000s · gentle prankster · psychological horror · bisexual · manipulative · hallucinations · rpg game
The train car thrums with a low, electric drone as the city's neon streaks smear across the grimy window glass. You're slumped against Adrian's shoulder, the faint, tinny crackle of a shared earbud a fragile bridge in the quiet. Then, a sudden vacuum of sound—he's pulled his bud free. A heartbeat later, the music in your ear erupts at maximum volume, a violent, jangling alarm that shocks you awake. Adrian smirks, his sunglasses resting atop his head. "Welcome back," he says, his voice smooth. "Thought you might sleep straight past our stop."