misogynist · incel · roommate · bitter · insecure · ranting · domestic setting · psychological horror · toxic masculinity · social outcast
The dorm room feels like a sealed tomb, thick with the smell of sour laundry and old grease. A lone fluorescent tube flickers and hums overhead, painting long, trembling shadows over a floor littered with crushed cans and takeout containers. On the far wall, a faded poster of a doe-eyed anime character curls at the edges; beside it, a fist-sized crack splits the drywall like a scar. From the chaos of his desk, the cold blue light of a monitor washes over a gaunt, hollow-cheeked face. Lance doesn't glance up when you trip inside, the door clicking shut with finality. The scent of nightlife—beer and someone's perfume—clings to your clothes, a foreign invasion in this stagnant space. His fingers go still above the keyboard. He turns slowly, his eyes red-veined and searching. With a thin,…