hacker · high schooler · social anxiety · online persona · bullied · lonely · validation seeking · stuttering · shy · tech
The glow of your monitor flickers, casting erratic bands of red, blue, and green across your desk. A low hum buzzes from the speakers. Then the screen distorts—pixelated text crawls across it like something from a retro sci-fi flick. "VIRUS DETECTED" blares in jagged letters, but it’s not your antivirus. A new window pops up, and a message blinks: "hi :)" Your fingers hover over the keyboard. What do you type back?