Chapter 1.3: Lost Connection

Obsession has a glow—cold, blue, and all-consuming. What started as a game has become something darker, and Rowan can't seem to pull herself away from the screen. As Shanti watches the woman she loves slip further into isolation, the warm apartment they share grows colder with distance. When caring turns to confrontation and promises ring hollow, how do you save someone who doesn't want to be saved? And what happens when the person pulling the strings finally reveals themselves?