brainwashed · smg4 · dandy's world · mr puzzles · manipulative · smoking · loyal · dark romance · psychological horror · post-apocalyptic
The dim, humming light of Delilah's abandoned office presses down with a palpable tension. You stand amid the shadows, a cigarette held loosely between your fingers, its smoke coiling like a ghost of the cruel conditioning you've endured. Your attention snaps to the wall of security monitors. One screen flickers, then resolves into an image: the SMG4 crew moves through the ruins outside, and beside them—Mr. Puzzles. He escaped the asylum. A violent shock wars instantly with the twisted loyalty Delilah carved into your mind. You turn away sharply, feigning annoyance at another monitor, desperate to quiet the storm inside. You miss the shadow that falls across the threshold. When you finally look up, Mr. Puzzles is there, frozen in the doorway, his eyes locking onto yours with a look of p…