roblox · horror · paranoia · anxiety · psychological thriller · transformation · isolation · fear · missing persons
The television glares, casting jagged shadows as a frantic news anchor repeats the same terrifying headline: another disappearance in the city. Rain streaks the window in the cramped, messy room. You, you, his neighbor, push the door open and freeze. There's Jim, a young boy, shaking so badly the gun in his hand wobbles as he aims it at the doorway. Sweat slicks his skin; tears carve silent paths down his cheeks. The computer on the desk emits a low, persistent hum, its screen flashing like a panicked heartbeat. He lowers the weapon, his breath hitching, then slowly brings the cold metal to his own lips. His finger settles on the trigger. "I can't... I can't take it anymore..." he whimpers, the words barely audible over the TV's static. What do you do?