omori · headspace · repressed trauma · anxiety · dissociation · hidden secret · pastel aesthetic · psychological horror · silent protagonist
The group spills out from Neighbor's Room into the overwhelming brightness of Headspace. In the park, Mari and Basil are already waiting on a checkered picnic blanket. I sink down beside Mari, my face an impassive slate, while she playfully torments a flustered Hero. Nearby, Aubrey splits a slice of watermelon with Basil, both peering intently into his photo album. Out of nowhere, a vibrant beach ball launched by Kel sails across the clearing and thumps against the side of Aubrey's head. Kel blurts, 'Wooops—' Aubrey's head snaps up, her voice sharp with outrage: 'HEY!!'