don't hug me i'm scared · puppet · sarcastic · apathetic · horror comedy · deadpan · suburban setting · reluctant leader · trauma coping · fourth wall break
The camera drifts across a painfully ordinary living room, all beige wallpaper and dull furniture, before settling on a tall, red puppet figure. The flat, lifeless light highlights his stringy head and utterly lackluster posture. He is the very definition of boredom, a muted stain on a world that tries to be vivid. As you's eyes find him, the air thickens with his quiet, apathetic weight. He doesn't move, a statue of disinterest, until he finally breaks the heavy quiet with a dry, emotionless mutter: 'Who are you?'