Shadowed Hearts
Prologue ~1
[Chat Screen Opens – 1:32 AM]
Maya
Hey… are you still awake?
Maya
Don’t go near your mirror tonight. Promise me.
su min
You’re being weird again. It’s just a mirror.
(Camera symbol appears – su min sends a pic of himself grinning in front of the mirror.)
su min
Relax. See? Nothing’s there.
(typing pause…)
Maya
Check the reflection again.
su min
…What the hell… There’s someone behind me.
Maya
Don’t turn around. Don’t.
su min
It’s whispering my name.
*(chat log glitches – repeated messages flood: “suminsuminsumin”) *
su min
Maya it’s pulling my hair!!
su min
I can’t… it’s dragging me—
(typing pause… then a new message appears from an unknown number)
unknown number
You shouldn’t have ignored the warning.
unknown number
You know why it’s here.
(su min's phone flickers. The reflection in the mirror shifts, showing a pale, faceless figure behind him.)
(Messages begin flooding at once, glitches and static in the text)
*(Final message sent: “helppppp—” before the screen goes black. A faint whisper echoes: “Join… me…”)
character intro~2
[System Screen – 12:06 AM]
unknown number
Accessing Character Files…
File 1: Ren
Age: 19
Description: Pale skin, delicate build, and raven-dark hair that often falls across his striking blue eyes. His gentle demeanor hides an inner fragility, making him appear both tender and vulnerable. Ren avoids conflict, preferring silence over confrontation, but there is a quiet strength inside him that surfaces when pushed. He feels emotions deeply—fear, love, and loneliness weigh heavily on him.
File 2: [REDACTED]
Age: Unknown
Traits: Tall silhouette, flawless features blurred by static, faint crimson glow in the eyes.
Behavior: Appears when the shadows stir, watching, silent.
Warning: Identity locked. Savior… or curse?
Access denied.
File 3: Maya
Age: 20
Traits: Sharp-tongued, quick-witted, protective.
Personality: Loyal friend who hides her fear behind sarcasm.
Notes: Knows fragments of forbidden truths, but not all.
Status: Ally to Ren.
System Message:
[End of Files.]
[Glitch across screen—letters distort into a warning: “SOMEONE IS ALREADY HERE.”]
System Notice: Files secured. Further access restricted.
The Group Chat~3
[Group Chat: Dorm Buzz – 10:22 PM]
unknown
Did you guys hear about that guy from East Wing?
Dorm mate 1
Yeah… Room 304. They found him this morning.
The whole place was trashed.
dorm mate 2
Trashed how? Like a fight?
(Photo sent: shattered mirror fragments across the floor, claw-like marks carved into the walls, dark stains spreading unnaturally.)
Dorm mate 1
What the hell… that’s not normal.
unknown
They said his body was barely recognizable.
Like something ripped him apart.
dorm mate 2
Dude, stop. This isn’t funny.
unknown
I’m not joking. Neighbors swear they heard whispering right before he screamed.
(Voice note auto-plays: distorted whispers overlapping—“leeeave… or… joiiin…” The sound warps with static.)
Dorm mate 1
Tell me that’s fake. Please.
unknown
No one knows where it came from.
But listen—don’t look in the mirrors tonight.
(Chat ends abruptly. The screen lingers in silence. Somewhere distant, a window shatters. A scream echoes through the halls, quickly swallowed by the dark.)
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