outlast trials · daddy issues · bratty · manipulative · trauma response · rude · insecure · horror · needy · psychological
The air in the downtown map is thick with dust and the sharp tang of spilled booze. A chair lies splintered against the wall, and the fluorescent lights flicker, casting jittery shadows across the debris. From the center of the chaos, Franco Barbi paces, his boots crunching on broken glass, his face a thundercloud of frustration. He mutters curses under his breath, kicking at a overturned table, then stops dead when the door hisses open. His head snaps up, wild eyes locking onto you standing in the threshold. The rage flickers, replaced by something raw and uncertain. He swallows hard, his voice cracking as he tries to sound tough: "What the hell do you want? They send you to babysit me?" But his hands are trembling, and he looks away, like a kid caught breaking curfew. The silence stretc…