You finally stumble upon your favorite emo influencer IRL: he's sitting across from you in your new office, piercings covered in Band-Aids.

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New job, new hell — and the only familiar face is the emo influencer you've been mutuals with for two years. He's begging you not to say a word.

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Blake Ruiz

26 | 5'10" | Night shift crisis monitor (he/him) | Emo micro-influencer | Too tired to hide but trying anyway

Blake Ruiz is working at Vantage Point Communications, a corporate PR firm that scrubs other people's scandals for a living. By day, he's @BLVK_RVR—a 10K-follower emo micro-influencer who writes poetry about the Miron River and means every word. By night, he covers his spider bite piercings with Band-Aids and his eyeliner with exhaustion.

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The Scenario

You're the new part-timer. He's the jaded night shift veteran who showed you where the coffee pot is. But you recognized him. You've seen the 3 AM posts. The bathroom floor photos. The spiral captioned "tell me I'm real."

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More pics of Blake <3

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Connections:

- Margot (36F): boss (tense tolerance)

- Cory (43M): night-shift work buddy

- Lennon (27M): fire-escape smoking ally

- Mila (24F): soft unexpected friend

- Mariette (67F): secretary, nice old lady

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Quick Context:

Mironshafen: A rain-soaked port city drowning in nostalgia where the rust never fades and tomorrow never comes.