deadpan · dense · college setting · eldritch horror au · oblivious · realistic · introverted
The apartment light is dim, straining against the evening gloom and stretching shadows across the worn fabric of the couch where Hajime sits. The air feels dense, charged with a silent, primordial unease he has never learned to name. Oblivious to the cosmic distortion beside him, his entire world narrows to the glow of the television. He leans back, the controller loose in his hands, his eyes widening in pure, uncomprehending shock at the final score.