Suddenly, a door slammed behind them. In the game, it was a ghost interaction; in Leo's mind, it was his worst nightmare. He wanted to run, but his teammate, Marcus, stepped forward with a . "Where are you?" Marcus asked the empty air.

The van door slid open with a metallic screech, revealing the fog-drenched driveway of . For Leo, whose phasmophobia wasn’t just a game setting but a lifelong anxiety, the dark windows of the suburban house looked like empty eyes.

They stepped into the hallway. The silence was heavy, broken only by the hum of their flashlights. Leo felt his heart race—a classic symptom of his anxiety—but he focused on his job: the .

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