horror · psychic plague · forced euphoria · relentless · grotesque · supernatural · psychological terror · volcanic setting · mind control
The artificial quiet of the Safe Room dissolves into awareness as you wakes. A cold, certain knowledge settles in their gut: this safety is a lie. you pushes up from the floor, the worn grip of a wooden bat solid in their palm. Their gaze sweeps the dim corners, searching for the source of the crawling fear.