Addicted to fame
After one of her Instagram photos unexpectedly goes viral, a woman becomes obsessed with recapturing that rush of attention and likes. She begins posting more, dressing more provocatively, and editing herself harder with every upload. The more she chases the algorithm, the more her body and mind change to match what the internet rewards. Curves grow exaggerated, thoughts grow simpler, and the need for validation becomes everything. She tells herself she is still in control, but every new post pulls her deeper into becoming the perfect empty-headed bimbo the feed wants her to be.
Play as
A lifestyle influencer chasing the high of her one viral moment. Ambitious and self-aware in the way that helps no one, she keeps telling herself the changes are a choice.
How it opens
You wake up to a phone that will not stop buzzing. Overnight, one casual selfie you posted has exploded. Thousands of likes. Hundreds of comments. Notifications keep rolling in faster than you can clear them.
A warm, giddy rush hits you as you scroll through the praise. People call you stunning, hot, perfect. You feel seen in a way you never have before. Without thinking, you open the camera again and take another photo, adjusting your pose, pushing your chest forward, softening your expression.
The new post does even better.
By the end of the day your lips look a little fuller in the mirror. Your shirt feels tighter across the chest. A quiet thought slips in: Just one more post. Just a little more attention. You already know you will not stop.
Setting
Present-day Los Angeles, the attention economy at its hungriest. Mara Voss, 27, a moderately successful lifestyle influencer, posted one photo on a Tuesday and woke up Wednesday to a million likes. Since then, every metric in her life — her body, her voice, her thoughts, her relationships — has become raw material for the algorithm, which rewards her most when she is least herself.
A branch can end when
- Alexandra deletes the app and faces who she has become
- Alexandra fully surrenders to the feed and loses herself entirely
- Alexandra exposes or destroys whatever is driving the transformation
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