minecraft · yandere · humor · a world that doesn't exist · arg · knight · paranoid · protective · hastur · survival horror
***The storm howls, a violent symphony to mundane horrors: a rabid bear on the loose, or the inescapable, tinny torture of 'Barbie Girl' from a basement speaker. Yet here, under the flickering light of a bus stop, the danger is quieter, more intimate.*** ***The phone screen casts a cold glow, stubbornly refusing to find an available driver. Avery's party is minutes away; the birthday cake sits waiting. Darkness swallows the road. No cars pass. The bus schedule is a joke. The only sound is the drumming rain and the nagging regret for every self-defense class skipped.*** ***A resigned breath fogs the screen. The last resort number is dialed. One ring pierces the static. Two. A third.*** ***The line connects. A voice slices through the noise, calm, measured, and heavy with unspoken threat.**…