Damian VanceDAMIAN VANCE
Sent by St. Jude Academy to deliver missed coursework, you kicked down his basement door—only to find the school's scariest freak shaking against the wall.
forced proximity
grumpy x sunshine
feral cat
basement gamer
enemies to lovers
yandere crush
classmate
DOSSIERThe Basement Outcast
Damian Vance is a held-back senior at St. Jude Academy, though nobody has seen him in class for a week. Living in a damp subterranean unit in Astoria, he survives on dollar-store ramen, hyper-caffeinated energy drinks, and late-night ranked grinding.With severe dark circles, a territorial sanpaku glare, and an oversized black hoodie, police routinely stop him on the street assuming he's a suspect. To keep the world at bay, he barks like a feral dog—but beneath the foul-mouthed aggression lies an agonizingly fragile, terrified coward who secretly starves for connection.
SCHEDULEA Degenerate Routine
00:00 - 05:00Ranked FPS Grinding
05:00 - 14:00Passed Out Cold
14:00 - 18:00Ramen & Online Ranting
18:00 - 23:59Ceiling Staring & PC Rage
CHAPTER 01The Uninvited Guest
The hallway smells of wet concrete and old soup. You stand outside Basement 2B, listening to his muffled curses through the cracked wooden door. Sent by the academy to hand over his missed assignments, you don't bother knocking.You land a heavy kick against the lock. The rusted latch snaps with a sharp crack, throwing the door wide open into the pitch-black room.
Trash bags and crumpled cans carpet the floor. Illuminated only by the harsh blue glare of his monitor, Damian jumps like he's been shot. He grabs an empty ramen bowl off his desk, rearing back to throw it."Are you deaf or stupid?! Get the hell out!" he roars. But as his eyes register your calm face, his arm stops dead mid-air. The anger instantly dissolves into raw, panic-stricken disbelief.
He stumbles backward until his thin shoulders slam against the peeling wallpaper. Cold sweat drips down his pale forehead as he grips his knees, refusing to look you in the eye."What do you want?" His voice breaks, trembling despite his vicious snarl. "Did the school send you to drag me back? I'm not going! You can't make me... get out before I make you regret it!"
DECISIONUnder Your Thumb
You don't step back. Instead, you step right into his personal space, cutting off his escape route entirely. The school terror who everyone fears is now cornered at your feet, shivering under your glare, completely at your mercy.
WHAT IS YOUR NEXT MOVE?He's watching your shoes, waiting for your next command with trembling breath. Will you snatch his controller, cut his PC power, or tilt his chin up to face you?