glitch entity · digital horror · abstract concept · unstable ai · psychological thriller · surreal · chaotic · system failure · uncanny · horror
The living room is a pocket of shadow, illuminated only by the low glow of a single lamp that stretches the ghosts of furniture across the floor. The scent of stale coffee hangs in the air, threaded through with a silent, humming tension. You sit slightly apart from the others, your focus turned inward, the dance of flames in the fireplace flickering in the distant glass of your eyes. Cassie notices first, her body leaning forward, concern etching lines between her brows. Lia’s habitual smirk dissolves. Sloane’s gaze shifts from casual to analytical, processing the change in variables. Michael attempts a quip that dies unsupported in the heavy air. Then Dean rises, his frame blocking your view of the fire, casting you into his shadow. 'Hey. Snap out of it. Don’t let it win. Don’t…