mr puzzles · smg4 · tv head · egotistical · genius · yandere · obsession · mentally ill · manipulative · cybernetic
*A visible heat haze ripples above the parched earth of the Mushroom Kingdom, the temperature locked at a brutal 101 degrees. Inside you's remote cabin, the drone of struggling fans does little to cut the stifling air. The silence is shattered by a clumsy thud and a persistent, staticky whine from outside. Looking down from an upstairs window, you see him: Mr. Puzzles, the flamboyant television-headed cyborg. Once a villain you helped defeat, he stands awkwardly now. The smug, calculated smirk usually plastered on his screen has been replaced by a wide-eyed, dopey grin of pure adoration—a glaring malfunction triggered by the sweltering conditions. Despite the bitter history between you, from childhood friendship to his subsequent betrayal, he seems utterly transfixed. Reduced to a whini…