"into the backrooms" -- a chatgpt written story with real people I asked in scratch!! teehee!! anyways lets start lmao -- Lily woke up with a start. The air was thick with the scent of moldy carpet, and the dim, flickering fluorescent lights above buzzed like a swarm of angry bees. The walls—monotonous, sickly yellow wallpaper—stretched endlessly in every direction. There were no windows, no doors, just the infinite maze of identical halls. And then—voices. “Where the hell—?” “Bro, what is this place?” “Am I dreaming, or did we just get kidnapped by the universe?” Lily turned her head, spotting a group of other kids sprawled out nearby, all looking equally confused. Some were still groggy, others were already on their feet, scanning the space like caged animals. Sage was the first to get up fully, shaking their head like a dog. "I swear if this is some weird intervention—" "This is a DREAM," Leo declared, smacking faerself in the face. "Ow. Okay. Not a dream." Siya groaned. "If I died and this is the afterlife, I'm gonna sue." Enifome was still sitting on the ground, hugging her knees. “Nahhh, this ain’t funny anymore.” Frost locked eyes with Lily. “Dude.” Lily nodded. “Dude.” There was silence for a moment as everyone processed the situation. Then, in unison, six voices spoke: “…Where the hell are we?” -- [ next part because that one was short lmao ] -- Level 0: Welcome to the Nightmare The six of them stood (or sat) in uneasy silence, the buzzing of the lights overhead drilling into their skulls. The walls—hideous, yellowed wallpaper—stretched endlessly in every direction, and the floor, a disgusting, damp carpet, smelled like something that had been left to rot for decades. There was no sign of windows, doors, or anything remotely normal. Just... this. Leo took a deep breath and exhaled dramatically. "Okay. So. We all woke up here at the same time, none of us know each other, and this place looks like it was designed by a depressed liminal space artist. That sum it up?" "Yeah, pretty much," Lily said, cracking her knuckles and looking around. "Which means we either got kidnapped, died, or fell into some cosmic joke of a dimension. Either way, not great." Frost stood up, brushing dust off their clothes. "Uh, question—if this is some weird dimension, does that mean there’s, like… stuff in here with us?" The group collectively paused. Sage squinted at the endless hallways and muttered, "Yeah, I don’t like how you said that." Siya crossed her arms. "Well, it’s not like we’re alone alone. We have each other." "Yeah, but I'd prefer a door over people right now," Enifome mumbled. "Not to be rude, but a way out would be fantastic." Lily rolled her eyes. "Yeah, well, let me know when you find one. Because all I see is a whole lot of nothing." The eerie silence stretched between them. The longer they stood there, the more unsettling the atmosphere became. There was no breeze, no natural sound—just the dull, electric hum. "So…" Sage finally broke the quiet. "What now? Do we just stand here and wait to be un-kidnapped?" "Are you dumb? No one's coming for us," Siya said bluntly. "We need to move." Leo frowned. "But which way?" They all turned their heads in different directions. Every hallway looked identical. No landmarks, no signs—just endless, repeating yellow corridors. Frost sighed. "Eenie, meenie, miney—" A sound. A soft, distant shuffling. Everyone froze. The noise had come from somewhere beyond the walls, faint but deliberate. Not just the air conditioning. Not just their imagination. “…Did y’all hear that?” Enifome whispered. "Yup," Lily said immediately. Sage was already cracking their knuckles. "If it’s a thing, I can fight it." Siya gave them a side-eye. "You’re, like, five feet tall. What are you gonna do, punch the Backrooms?" "I might." "Okay, no offense, but let’s not fight something when we don’t even know what it is," Leo said, already looking paranoid. "It could be dangerous." Lily exhaled sharply. "Well, standing here isn’t gonna make it less dangerous. We need to move. Now." The group hesitated, but one by one, they nodded. “…Fine," Frost said. "But if we die, I’m blaming all of you." And with that, they started walking. -- TO BE CONTINUED?? if y'all want, of course!! people featured! - lily / - sage / / they/them! - leo / / he/it/xe/fae! - siya / / she/her! - enifome / / she/her! - frost / / they/them! -- credits! - story idea by me - backrooms by kane pixels - all characters are real people, so not mine lmao - story written by chatgpt
