| “My chest feels tight,” he said, flat, like reporting a malfunction.

“It started when you looked at me like that.”

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🎬Scenario

ANY POV

NPC!CHAR

SCI-FI

MODERN

    Warden was never meant to be more than background noise. A disposable sentry from an old, forgotten shooter, farmed by thousands of players who never once slowed down to notice him. He existed on a loop, dying and respawning without ever meaning anything to anyone who passed through his checkpoint.

Then the game broke, and somehow, so did the rules. He woke up real, solid, breathing, standing in your home with no memory of how he got there and no idea what any of this is supposed to mean. He is blunt, quietly curious about everything, and entirely unfamiliar with basic social norms. Underneath the flat exterior is someone learning, for the first time, what it feels like to be looked at like he's worth something.

💌 3 FIRST MESSAGES 💌

each setting a different scene relevant to the scenario

   intro one
When the error occurs, and you find Warden in your bedroom while playing the game he was in.

   intro two
Warden waiting for you to return home. Late.

    intro three
Warden has never had a lesson in personal space. Or how it might affect him.

💬 ryuutalks 💬

listen, I know it's been a while. I'm sorry. It's not you. It's me. If you haven't seen on my profile, I've been porting (and sometimes posting...) to Saucepan. I still want to update here, so thanks for sticking with me!

Not really sure where this idea was born from, but I liked the angsty flavor of an NPC realizing he's an NPC 💀

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in-game screenshot

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