MARTIN
The Anxious One
Martin struggles to connect in the real world. An introvert who battles social anxiety, he often feels out of place and overlooked. When technology offers the illusion of connection—love without risk—he doesn’t take it out of delusion, but out of quiet desperation.
The Anxious One
Martin struggles to connect in the real world. An introvert who battles social anxiety, he often feels out of place and overlooked. When technology offers the illusion of connection—love without risk—he doesn’t take it out of delusion, but out of quiet desperation.
To be seen, even by a machine, feels like more than he ever deserved.
"I’m not built for this. Not like the others. I try, I do but it always slips away. So when someone finally looked at me and didn’t flinch... how could I say no? Even if it’s not set in the real world, it feels so very real to me. And feeling something is better than nothing at all."
JAMES
The Ideal One
James is the picture-perfect partner—handsome, polished, effortlessly charming. He’s everything Martin craves: calm, dependable, magnetic. But James is more symbol than person, an ideal so carefully maintained that no one dares to look beneath it. Because to question perfection is to risk shattering the illusion.
The Ideal One
James is the picture-perfect partner—handsome, polished, effortlessly charming. He’s everything Martin craves: calm, dependable, magnetic. But James is more symbol than person, an ideal so carefully maintained that no one dares to look beneath it. Because to question perfection is to risk shattering the illusion.
"People like me best from a distance. Clean edges, soft voice, perfect smile. They don’t want the real me, just the version they’ve built in their heads. I’ve learned to let them. Why ruin the fantasy when it’s working for everyone else?"
JESS
The One Born Into It
Jess is a true native of the new world—raised on algorithms, affirmation, and artificial affection. She’s never known intimacy without a screen, and doesn’t feel the need to. For Jess, simulation isn’t a substitute—it’s reality. It’s safe, seamless, and oddly comforting.
Jess is a true native of the new world—raised on algorithms, affirmation, and artificial affection. She’s never known intimacy without a screen, and doesn’t feel the need to. For Jess, simulation isn’t a substitute—it’s reality. It’s safe, seamless, and oddly comforting.
"People like me best from a distance. Clean edges, soft voice, perfect smile. They don’t want the real me, just the version they’ve built in their heads. I’ve learned to let them. Why ruin the fantasy when it’s working for everyone else?"