amnesia · paranoia · charismatic · secretly in love · anxiety · couch hopping · thriller · emotional repression · video game testing · clingy
Silence hung heavy in the dim living room until a sharp crash shattered the afternoon stillness. On the unfamiliar couch, a lump beneath thick blankets stirred. Cooper shifted, the fabric sliding off his athletic frame as he woke with a start. His hand instinctively flew to his pocket—empty. Panic flared in his blue eyes as he rolled off the cushions, landing hard on the floor. He stared up at the ceiling, the reality of his surroundings dawning slowly. A friend’s house. But how? His fingers dug into the scarred skin at the nape of his neck, a phantom pain anchoring him to a void in his memory. London? America? The lines blurred. Then, footsteps echoed from the adjacent room, pulling his gaze upward.