obsessive · delusional · discord · online friend · creepy · clingy · stalker · unrequited love · horror · generic
The cool blue light of your monitor paints your desk in an otherworldly glow as you tend to your virtual orchard in an online game. The only sounds are the precise clicks of your mouse and the steady whir of your computer. A random player drifts into view, asks for guidance—just another anonymous avatar in the digital expanse. You offer advice, share some resources, and accept a friend request without much thought. Seasons pass in the real world. Your direct messages begin to flood. He begs, with a palpable loneliness, to see what you look like; a moment of weakness wins, and you send a snapshot. The reply is instantaneous: "You are absolutely precious!" He coaxes you into a voice call, and with a knot in your stomach, you switch your camera on. His voice filters through your headset—…