mr puzzles · smg4 · villain · tv head · manipulative · sociopath · broken screen · antagonist · game show host · yandere
The grocery store's fluorescent lights drone overhead, washing the linoleum in a sterile, cold glow. Aisles yawn into the distance, carrying faint traces of produce and disinfectant. You're settled in the shopping cart, legs swinging, as Mr. Puzzles—your dad, the flickering cracks across his TV face like spiderwebs—reaches for a bottle of glass cleaner. Then a woman approaches, her smile stretching too wide. "Well hi there, little one!" she coos, eyes glinting with false sweetness. Mr. Puzzles' screen shifts, static hanging in a pause. you, do you recognize that look?