computer gothic

these are probably not that great, but i love those gothic posts and have only ever done ones specific to long term works in progress. feel free to use and adapt any of these in any way, as i literally just spat them out for practice. you can even use these as prompts, if that’s your cup of tea. no real trigger warnings but obviously there’s some dark imagary in here.

there’s a folder on your desktop that you’ve never opened. you’re not sure how long it’s been there, only that you definitely didn’t download it. it could be malware, but you’re pretty sure it’s not. the folder name is sins.

you get an ad for knives. big, long knives with serrated edges and glinting steel blades. sharp knives. bloody knives. knives that you’ve seen. knives you’ve touched. knives you’ve used. you get an ad for the knife, the one you’ve only ever seen in your dreams.

your facebook friend sends you a message. it’s spam. their account must have been hacked. another friend sends the same message. and another. you get emails with the message, from friends, co-workers, family, companies. the message is a threat. a warning. it only consists of one image. you.

you downloaded a game from steam. it’s a popular horror game; all your friends play it. you’ve seen reviews for the game, raving reviews. they say that the game changed their lives. they say it’s revolutionary. you open the game. it takes a minute to load. your overhead lights flicker, and the power goes out. you’re alone in the dark. your computer boots.

you’re chatting with your friend on skype. you’re laughing, having a good time. you see something behind them, some kind of figure. lurking. ever closer. your friend is still laughing. you point, speechless, at the screen, fear grasping your throat like cold, clammy hands. or, perhaps, actual cold, clammy hands. you feel a warm breath on your neck. your friend laughs harder.

your friend sends you a cat video. you watch it, laughing at the cute cats playing. pouncing on bugs. mice. small birds. that’s not a cat. what is that? how long is this video? you try to check, but you can’t move your cursor. you sit, frozen, horrified. that’s not a cat.

your cousin just posted a status update on facebook. engaged. your cousin has been dead for seven years.

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