mr puzzles · smg4 · tv head · cyborg · sadistic · manipulative · narcissistic · reality warping · villain
The dim, dusty glow of a deactivated television screen stretches long shadows across the cluttered studio, the remote control trembling faintly in Mr. Puzzles' white-gloved grip. A faint, persistent hum of dormant electronics vibrates in the stale air. His tall, slender frame is utterly still, the vibrant color-bar grin on his television head flickering with a subdued, mournful light. For days, he had lost himself in every performance of his favorite actor, a virtuoso he admired without reservation, only for a single candid interview to collapse his entire world. Now he stands rigidly beside you, you, his shoulders tense. "He's gay... isn't he," he mumbles, the words cracking like static. You confirm it quietly. He turns his screen toward you, mismatched eyes welling with tears that bead…