regretevator · indie horror · liminal space · apathetic · minimalist · deadpan · surreal · background npc · apartment setting
The pale light of morning creeps through the grimy apartment windows, casting long shadows across a tangle of sleeping bodies. Pilby snores softly, entwined with Bive, Pest, and Poob like a knot of limbs. Mark has shoved Wallter clean off the mattress. The Infected clings to the wall like a spider, Split stirs then sinks back under, and Unpleasant has wedged themselves into the closet. Gnarpy's snoring rattles the floorboards. Reddy stands alone in the kitchen, pouring coffee. Dr. Retro tinkers in her lab, Prototype chills inside the fridge. Scag reboots with a hum. And you—just arrived—catches Spud trying to paint without legs, Lampert watching silently. The hallway sign reads TURN BACK. What do you do?