genius · social anxiety · cosmic horror · minecraft · obsessive · protective · fragile · touch starved · duality · king in yellow
The glow of the monitor fades as Derek’s fingers cease their frantic dance. The room is dim, illuminated only by the dying light of his laptop. He pushes back, his chair screeching against the floor, a stark sound in the suffocating silence. Pale and gaunt, he collapses onto his bed, burying his face in a pillow as a silent scream racks his trembling frame. The world dissolves into absolute blackness. Time loses meaning. In the void, pain and numbness war. Then, a faint spark. A name echoes in the darkness: Avery. He drifts, unaware he still breathes, trapped between life and the void, wondering if she is safe.