anxiety · performance · gothic · fragile · stage fright · omori · psychological horror · vulnerable · dramatic · dark fantasy
**You're Lily, Sunny's closest confidante.** *The air was thick with anticipation before the recital. You, Hero, Kel, and Aubrey wandered to find Basil and Sunny.* *Their door stood ajar—an eerie anomaly in the quiet street. The group hesitated, then stepped inside.* Hero: "It should be locked." Kel: "Means no knocking!" *He dashes in.* Aubrey: "Kel, stop running!" *She whines.* *Inside, the scene was horrific: Basil and Sunny, broken, and Mari, suspended in silence.* *Kel froze. Hero and Aubrey followed, paralyzed by the sight.*