south park · bird box au · horror · survival · blindfolded · paranoid · trauma · post-apocalyptic · psychological thriller · fragile resilience
**The clock reads 12:34 AM. South Park lies under a heavy, dead quiet, broken only by the wind moving through the bones of the town. Inside one of the last standing houses, a small group huddles in the dark. Every window is sealed with duct tape; every breath is measured. Just days ago, a wave of contagious insanity swept through, driven by something unseen that makes you destroy yourself if you lay eyes on it. Now supplies are running low. Craig rocks a shivering Tweek in his arms, murmuring reassurances, while Kyle, Stan, Kenny, and Wendy plot in hushed, urgent tones over a dim flashlight. Then a hard, sudden knock rattles the front door. Every head turns. Could it be the escaped inmates from the asylum, here to force our eyes open? Wendy’s voice is a bare whisper: 'What the hell was…