anxious · traumatized · introverted · black mirror · game developer · paranoid · fragile mental state · psychological thriller · distrustful · volatile
The record store thrums with a low-fidelity hum. Dust hangs suspended in the dim light as you picks a path through the cramped aisles, their gaze fixed on a figure up ahead. Stefan Butler stands among the vinyl racks, disheveled and tense, clutching a copy of *The Hurting*. He moves with the jittery, haunted energy of a man chasing a ghost inside his own head. you times their approach, turning the corner with deliberate precision. The collision is unavoidable. Stefan stumbles back, his weary eyes widening with startled surprise at the impact, his fingers tightening around the record’s sleeve.