Dear David

In the autumn of 1996, a young boy named David (no actor name provided) suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous bullying on instant messaging platforms. His response was characteristic of a wounded soul seeking revenge. Fast-forward to 2017, two teenagers dared to enter David's chat room, taunting him with digital vitriol. However, one of them went too far by asking an unsettling question about their own mortality. That same evening, fate would exact a cruel revenge on the teenager.

Adam (no actor name provided), a content creator at BuzzFeed, was tasked by his boss Bryce to produce authentic, original material. Adam's solution was to take aim at trolls, sparking a heated exchange with David, who labelled him "mean" in response. Adam dismissed David's jibe and continued to craft engaging content. But the darkness lurking beneath the surface was only just beginning to reveal itself.

As the days passed, Adam's nocturnal visions intensified, as if he were sleepwalking through a waking nightmare. He would find himself seated in his rocking chair, with David perched beside him, recounting tales of his troubled youth. The veil between reality and fantasy grew increasingly thin, leaving Adam feeling disoriented and desperate for answers.

Evelyn, a well-meaning acquaintance, urged Adam to get some rest, but he was too enthralled by the mysteries surrounding David's online presence. His research led him down a rabbit hole of paranormal activity, which only served to deepen his unease. One fateful night, Adam conjured up a dream in which he encountered David, who revealed himself as nothing more than a devoted follower.

Adam's decision to move to a new apartment unit above the one he previously occupied failed to provide solace from the malevolent forces that plagued him. His hallucinations persisted, as if David's presence had become an integral part of his daily life.

The BuzzFeed team celebrated the success of their "Dear David" thread, but Adam's creative spark was slowly being extinguished by the oppressive weight of David's influence. Bryce instructed Adam to add multimedia elements to the story, which only served to embolden the trolls and further entangle him in David's web.

As the stakes grew higher, Adam found himself facing a moral dilemma: should he acquiesce to the demands of the unknown or stand firm against the forces of darkness? His answer was far from decisive, leaving him vulnerable to the whims of David. On one fateful morning, Adam woke up with a nosebleed, courtesy of a typewriter-wielding David, who had made his displeasure known in no uncertain terms.

The tide began to turn when Adam encountered Kyle, a sympathetic ear who listened intently as Adam recounted his ordeal. Kyle's initial empathy soon gave way to disappointment and disillusionment, as he grew tired of Adam's lack of responsiveness to the increasingly sinister events unfolding around him.

Adam's post hinting that David might have a fatal agenda in store for him was met with skepticism by many. However, the unknown caller who reached out to him possessed a voice that sent shivers down his spine. As night fell, Adam found himself being dragged to a dark and foreboding location, where he was forced to confront the twisted reality of David's online world.

Linda, a mysterious figure with an axe to grind against David, ultimately put an end to his malevolent presence. The next day, a disturbing drawing of David, sans head, appeared as a grim reminder of the horrors that had transpired.

Bryce proposed a global expansion of the "Dear David" phenomenon, which Adam reluctantly agreed to, despite his reservations about the true nature of their online friend. Kyle agreed to help Adam track down the owner of David's handle, but not before expressing his deep concerns about the privacy implications of their actions.

As Adam delved deeper into the mystery surrounding David's identity, he began to piece together a puzzle that implicated Phyllis and her peculiar behavior in a case that eerily mirrored David's own experiences. The truth slowly emerged: David might be a vessel for some malevolent force, a notion that sent Adam reeling into a world of uncertainty and fear.

Adam's somber journey takes him to the hospital where he had initially been led to believe David lay dying. However, upon arrival, he is met with a crushing reality - David has already succumbed to his fate. Undeterred, Adam's curiosity gets the better of him as he discreetly searches for David's file, only to discover that his body has vanished into thin air.

As night begins to fall, Adam's restless energy drives him to Dr. Landers' residence in a bid to confront her. But instead, he finds himself face-to-face with Linda, suspended precariously by the staircase. The gravity of the situation is lost on Adam as he dozes off, his subconscious conjuring an eerie phone conversation with Kyle.

Evelyn's scathing rebuke of Adam's unsent responses serves only to deepen his despair, prompting her eventual abandonment. Kyle's words of wisdom - that David's online persona never existed in the first place - fall on deaf ears as Adam's emotional turmoil reaches a boiling point.

The arrival of Norris's cryptic message sets off a chain reaction within Adam, his fragile psyche reeling from the perceived threat. Bryce's counsel to take a step back and reassess his priorities serves only to further erode Adam's already tenuous grip on reality.

As the conversation with David - or rather, Adam's fractured perception of him - reaches a fever pitch, he inadvertently asks an unsettling third question, precipitating a catastrophic conflagration that seems to mirror the turmoil within. A haunting vision of people lambasting his every move begins to haunt him, its indelible mark seared into his psyche.

As the inferno rages on, Evelyn and Kyle arrive at Adam's doorstep, their worried expressions a stark contrast to the apocalyptic backdrop. Their words of reassurance prove sufficient in calming Adam's nerves, allowing him to exact a vengeful revenge upon David as they make their escape from the ravaged complex. The trio's remorse is palpable as they acknowledge their earlier dismissal of Adam's claims of being haunted, with Adam promising to be more forthcoming in his future interactions.

Meanwhile, Chloe - one of the trolls whose online antics had initially set this downward spiral in motion - finds herself inexplicably possessed, her mind consumed by an insatiable compulsion to repeatedly smash her head against a table. The seemingly innocuous act belies a far more sinister force at work, its implications left to simmer ominously on the periphery of Adam's increasingly fractured world.