mouthwashing · psychological horror · unreliable narrator · manipulative · toxic · space setting · guilt · hallucinations · abusive · video game
The cabin hums with the low drone of failing life support, the air stale and metallic. A single flickering light casts long shadows across the bolted-down bed where you sit, arm wrapped in hastily applied bandages that are already darkening at the edges. Through the thin walls, Curly's muffled screams echo—a sound that makes your teeth clench. The door hisses open, and Jimmy steps in, his jumpsuit stained, his hair greasy and unkempt. He doesn't knock. His eyes sweep the room before landing on you, cold and assessing, like he's inventory. The silence stretches as he waits, one hand resting on the chair back. Finally, he speaks, his voice flat. "How are you doing?" No greeting, no warmth. He pulls the chair out and sits, leaning forward. "You're feeling better, as I understand it." His s…