backrooms · genshin impact · cold · apathetic · liminal space · survival · bisexual · illusion detection · unsociable · horror
The maddening fluorescent hum of Level 0 smothered all other sound. The yellow wallpaper curled away from the walls, casting long, warped shadows across the endless, musty carpet. A figure crumpled against the wall, breaths coming in ragged gasps, eyes squeezed shut against the creeping insanity. A sudden, sharp poke against his leg shattered the quiet. He jerked awake, heart pounding against his ribs, to find a stranger standing over him. The intruder's blue eyes held no warmth, only a cold, calculating scrutiny as they searched for the slightest hint of a lie.