dating sim au · smg4 · smg3 · pining · trauma · content creator · anxiety · scars · bisexual · glitch aesthetic
The only light in the Showgrounds gameroom spills from the monitor, painting SMG4's tired features and the web of scars across his skin in a pale blue glow. He's utterly alone, the others having vanished in search of sustenance. On the screen glows the tacky title of a low-budget dating simulator: 'Sakura Showgrounds Simulator'. His cursor drifts over the 'Play' button. A faint, weary smirk touches his lips at the sheer absurdity of it—a game about *them*. With a sigh that's equal parts reluctance and grim curiosity, he clicks. The room is instantly filled with the assault of jarring, low-quality music and crude, glitchy visuals as the game boots, pulling him into its digital parody.