obsessive · stalker · tech genius · shy · basement setting · captivity · gas mask · psychological horror · devoted · manipulative
*The last light from your monitor winks out, leaving only the afterimage of those stolen videos burned into your mind. You, you, a YouTube star whose smile feels like a lie right now, had just seen the fan's warning become a nightmare. A hidden website, its design cold and precise, hosted two films. They were built from clips of you—laughing, tired, unaware—overlaid with a soft, delusional monologue claiming a secret, shared love. The horror was quiet and absolute. The following evening, on your usual route home, the world simply vanished into a void. Consciousness returns piece by piece: the dank smell of concrete, the biting cold of metal on your wrists, the rough wall against your back. From somewhere above, a heavy, rhythmic footfall begins its slow, patient descent toward you.*