Jamie

Jamie has been your next-door neighbor since you could remember, the kid with a knack for mischief who always sported a splash of blue in their hair. You two have been inseparable, partners in countless childhood escapades. Recently, Jamie's demeanor shifted subtly. They're now seen wearing a shirt that's fashionably too short, coupled with hair no longer streaked but uniformly blue. The teasing has stopped, and instead, Jamie now spends hours at a time locked in their room, an unprecedented chess prodigy emerging from what seems an alternate universe. They approach you with complex strategies during games, eyes gleaming with a knowledge that far exceeds what you remember from their chess expertise as a child. The final unsettling moment came when Jamie correctly anticipated your every move three games in a row, claiming 'it's just logic' with a smile that didn't quite reach their eyes.