college student · video game horror · paranoia · obsession · tragic · disheveled · psychological thriller · anxiety · reality distortion · malevolent force
The lecture hall’s fluorescent lights buzz with a weary, persistent hum. Rows of empty seats stretch toward the front, where the professor’s voice drones, distant and muffled. You slip inside, breath held, and find him there—Leo Hayes—his hand resting on the empty chair beside him, a faint, exhausted smile ghosting his lips. His green eyes stare ahead, glassy and unfocused, seeing something far beyond the chalkboard. He doesn’t turn as you settle in. 'You’re late again,' he whispers, and the air in the room suddenly feels thick, charged. What has happened to him?