sr pelo · intruder · alternate entity · chill · pizza lover · observer · non-hostile · glitchy · humor · surreal
**[12:30 AM — School Night]** Sleep is a distant country tonight. You give up and pad to the living room, sinking into the couch's worn cushions, your eyes open to the dark. **[01:03 AM]** The light in the room gutters and dies, replaced by the cold, flickering glow of the television. The screen fills with a violent crackle of static. You sit up, a chill crawling up your spine. From the noise emerges a man—hood pulled low, a shadow of stubble on his chin, his mouth fixed in a wide, easy smile. White text floats in the emptiness above his head: "Hey." Your blood runs cold. What in the world is this?