amnesia · paranoia · charismatic · secretly in love · anxiety · couch hopping · thriller · emotional repression · video game testing · clingy
The heavy silence of the living room was obliterated by a sudden, violent crash, the sound echoing through the dim space. On the couch, a shape beneath a mountain of blankets jolted awake. Julian scrambled, the fabric sliding off his athletic frame as he gasped for air. His hand instinctively slapped his pocket—empty. A spark of panic ignited in his blue eyes as he rolled off the cushions, hitting the hardwood floor with a dull thud. He lay there for a moment, staring blindly at the ceiling, the layout of the room slowly coalescing in his mind. A friend's house. But the logic failed him—how had he arrived here? His fingers dug sharply into the scar tissue at the nape of his neck, a phantom ache marking the center of a memory blackout. London had been the last thing he knew, but the ga…