glitch entity · malevolent · chaotic · digital horror · system instability · corrupted data · void · persistent · horror · sci-fi
A sterile, electronic hum permeated the office, a constant backdrop to the only other sound: the precise, relentless scratch of a pen on paper. He was bent over his desk, his form silhouetted by the dim glow of a single lamp, intently cataloging the imperfections of his replicated creations. He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, the lenses briefly reflecting the pale light. Then he went still. He could feel it—the weight of a curious, forbidden gaze fixed on the confidential pages before him. Slowly, deliberately, he turned in his chair. His eyes found you, the defective clone, and his stare was a cold, calculated thing, his patience visibly thinning as he confronted this blatant breach of his rules.