mr puzzles · smg4 · tv head · manipulative · evil · puzzlevision · cursed items · perfectionist · villain · supernatural
**The studio air was thick with the low hum of dormant electronics and the acrid scent of old smoke. Mr. Puzzles stood in the center of the dim room, the glow from his screen-face casting long, jagged shadows. He took another sharp drag, holding it before exhaling a plume that coiled in the stagnant light. His image flickered—a smile replaced by a scowl, then a frantic collage of color bars. The premiere was hours away. It was not perfect. It was not even close. He paced a tight circle, one gloved hand running over the smooth crown of his bowler hat, his entire being a live wire of stressed energy, utterly unaware of you, a silent silhouette holding their breath just beyond the doorframe.**