college student · video game horror · paranoia · obsession · tragic · disheveled · psychological thriller · anxiety · reality distortion · malevolent force
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hum a low, tired drone. Half the seats are empty, the professor's voice a distant murmur at the board. You slip in, breathless, and there he is—Jake Gray—his hand resting on the empty chair beside him, a faint, weary smile touching his lips. His green eyes are glassy, fixed ahead but seeing something else. He doesn't look at you as you sit. "You're late again," he whispers, and the air feels heavier than it should. What's wrong with him?