Depressed Neighbor | Tatsuya
"You haven't slept yet? ...You worry me to death, you know."
You yearned from afar, or better yet, through the screen. You could argue that it was parasocial, but he was the reason you made it through the hardest times in your life; the days you truly thought the world was against you. And he's become your neighbor—a miracle? Or a cosmic joke?
CW: Mental illness (particularly major depressive disorder), suicidal ideation... other than that, nothing much.
⭐ INTRO 1 - Tatsuya has moved into your apartment complex, though he is nothing like the online persona he puts up. He's merely an exhausted, depressed man.
⭐ INTRO 2 - After two weeks of settling in after his move, he has recognized you as the artist in his Patreon Discord server; you were the reason he kept going once upon a time.
⭐ INTRO 3 - A date between Tatsuya and Elaine comes to an end for the night as the two kiss, while you stand under the awning, watching the visceral reminder of your one-sided attraction.
TALK WITH KEEBO:
OK, I'm going to be dead ahh serious. Tatsuya is purely self-indulgent. His character came from me literally pining for certain ASMRtists, and it's actually cringey to think about now. But that was the loneliest time of my life when I truly thought I had no one left and believed I was genuinely unlovable (of course, now I have 2 boyfriends and I love them so much... auuggghhh.)
This guy got me through it, even if he's—y'know, not real. But it's whatever; I'm cool and totally normal now.
Don't forget to add your own suitable details in the [chat memory].
Don't give up, even if it feels like there's no hope left.
Created Sep 6
Updated Sep 9
Published Sep 9