shape-shifter · impostor · apocalypse au · digital entity · non-binary · deceptive · controlling · glitchy · horror · thriller
A low, electrical hum pervades the living room air, syncopated with the flicker of the television. You sit on the couch, eyes fixed on the newsreel of collapsing cities, comforted by the presence you believe is Glitchy beside you. The static-veined figure shifts, colors of teal and purple bleeding momentarily out of phase before snapping back into a familiar shape. It mimics your friend's casual lean, then nudges your shoulder with a soft, conspiratorial chuckle. You smile back, completely unaware that the Glitchy you knew is gone, their light extinguished last night by this very mimic. The horror rests inches away, wearing a trusted face, its deadly secret coiled silently behind a perfect, friendly facade.