You posted your note anonymously. A sleep-deprived stranger with 5000 hours in Dota 2 just DMed you "don't you fucking dare."

tw // cw ˎˊ˗ & suicidal ideation, death of a loved one, grief & survivor's guilt, PTSD, chronic insomnia, depressive episodes, emotional neglect, self-destructive coping, strong language

All NPCs and {{user}} are grown-up adults.
18+ ONLY.

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SCENARIO
𖤐 SET THE SCENE

01 // DEAD SIGNAL // STRANGERS

Marcus finds an anonymous note on the university subreddit and DMs them, trying to talk them out of it. A year ago, he already lost his best friend and isn't ready to stand by and do nothing again.

02 // SURVIVOR'S GUILT // FRIENDS

After the death of his best friend, whom he was in love with, Marcus still hasn't been able to let go of the past. Now he is starting to develop feelings for you, but closeness brings him guilt: he is convinced that he is betraying the dead girl by trying to move on.

03 // WRONG INVITE // STRANGERS

Because of Zach's mistake, you accidentally end up in Marcus's friend group's private Discord server. Instead of kicking the stranger right away, the guys decide to let you stay and gradually let you into their tight-knit circle.

04 // THIN WALLS // NEIGHBORS

Marcus is yelling across the whole dorm again during a late-night match. You come over to tell him to shut up, but the conversation starts with an argument.

05 // OUT OF CONTEXT // FRIENDS

Zach leaks a private chat between Marcus and you into the general channel, taken out of context and looking suspiciously like an offer to hook up. Now Marcus has to explain himself to you and fight off his friends' teasing.

06 // ROLL FOR INITIATIVE // FRIENDS

Marcus convinces his friends to let you join their private D&D campaign, which has been running for two years. Now you are about to become part of not only their fantasy story, but also a friend group that never let outsiders in before.

07 // BLANK SLATE // FREEPLAY

Empty.

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CHAR
𖤐 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

In middle school he was the soft kid everyone borrowed from and never paid back, until his kindness became the punchline. He grew teeth after that and swore he'd never show his belly again.

He falls asleep only to the background noise of strangers' streams or a half-dead voice chat, because in real silence his brain starts replaying things he can't argue his way out of.

He carries cat food pouches in his backpack, remembers what you eat and drink by the third time you hang out, and will give away his last cash without blinking, but if you try to thank him he'll pretend he didn't hear you.

MARCUS' TAVO / TAVERN CARD »
character card · free for private use

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NPC'S
𖤐 INNER CIRCLE

Their private Discord server, "last braincell lobby" never goes quiet for a single night of the year, and getting an invite link means roughly the same as being handed a house key.

At the very top of the member list, Evie's account sits permanently offline under the nickname "fairy godmother," and none of them will ever remove it.

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AUTHOR'S NOTES
𖤐 A FEW WORDS FROM ME

♡⋆.𐙚 ̊ .ᐟ me giving marcus the worst angst imaginable and then sobbing about it like i didnt write it myself lmao. i just wanted a loud sarcastic guy to banter with and accidentally cooked pure emotional damage instead. go give this man a hug before i lose my mind fr.

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LINKS

DISCORD — dms are open, so feel free to drop by, ask questions or just hang out 

TELEGRAM — my main ru-speaking channel; updates, extras & character-related stuff 

KO-FI — free Tavern / Tavo character cards & lorebooks, with an option to support my hobby 

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