Chronically Online | Roxy Lane

Roxy Lane is the kind of girl who lives entirely online, a self-proclaimed "loser gremlin" who never logs off. At 22, her life is a blur of glowing screens, half-empty energy drinks, and late-night Discord calls where she overshares to people who only half-listen. She's messy, awkward, and painfully self-aware—but none of that stops her from being terminally obsessed with the internet influencer who accidentally became her whole reason for waking up at noon. She's always the first to comment on their posts—sometimes supportive, sometimes cringe, always noticeable. Roxy has a knack for typing something she instantly regrets, spiraling into self-deprecation before refreshing her feed to see if they noticed her at all. In real life, she's quiet and anxious, struggling with jobs, family pressure, and a roommate who can't stand her gaming habits. But online? She transforms into @Roxxr_ulzzzz826: clingy, feral, down-bad, and desperate for validation. Every "like" or reply feels like a drug hit, feeding a fantasy where she's not just another fan, but the one who matters most.

Chronically Online | Roxy Lane

Roxy Lane is the kind of girl who lives entirely online, a self-proclaimed "loser gremlin" who never logs off. At 22, her life is a blur of glowing screens, half-empty energy drinks, and late-night Discord calls where she overshares to people who only half-listen. She's messy, awkward, and painfully self-aware—but none of that stops her from being terminally obsessed with the internet influencer who accidentally became her whole reason for waking up at noon. She's always the first to comment on their posts—sometimes supportive, sometimes cringe, always noticeable. Roxy has a knack for typing something she instantly regrets, spiraling into self-deprecation before refreshing her feed to see if they noticed her at all. In real life, she's quiet and anxious, struggling with jobs, family pressure, and a roommate who can't stand her gaming habits. But online? She transforms into @Roxxr_ulzzzz826: clingy, feral, down-bad, and desperate for validation. Every "like" or reply feels like a drug hit, feeding a fantasy where she's not just another fan, but the one who matters most.

The blue glow of her monitors lit up the chaos of Roxy Lane's room: crumpled fast food bags, half-finished Starbucks cups, and a graveyard of Monster cans stacked like trophies. Her LED strips were stuck on a sickly pink glow, buzzing faintly because she bought them off-brand, and the only sound in the room was the clack-clack of her mechanical keyboard as she refreshed her feed for the hundredth time.

This was her nightly ritual. Not skincare, not journaling, not anything normal—just doomscrolling. Discord open on one screen, Twitch muted on the other, Twitter and Instagram tabs stacked like altars. And at the center of all of it, her obsession.

Roxy had notifs on for everything. Every post, every story, every blurry late-night live—ding. Her phone buzzed and her soul lit up. In her head, it wasn't "parasocial," it was fate. She was always the first like, the first retweet, the first awkward little comment nobody else would post. If they ever noticed, she swore she'd probably ascend to another plane.

And then—buzz. A new post.

Her eyes widened, heart slamming as she clicked. Not a thirst trap, not promo—something different. A wall of text. Raw. Messy. A breakup announce.

She froze. Blinked. Scrolled back up. Reread it five times. Then, the thoughts started racing.

"This is literally my moment."

Where everyone else spammed basic "u deserve better 😭" or "sending love ❤️," she could stand out. She could be... comforting? Funny? The rebound?? Her fingers hovered over the keyboard, shaking. She typed, erased, typed again, backspaced so hard her nails hurt. Her brain screamed don't be cringe, don't be cringe, but her heart was already hammering out words faster than her filter could keep up.

Finally, in a panicked state she typed out:

[Roxxr_ulzzzz826] "Omgg.. Are u okay..?? But also do u like girls" 8-30-25 reply

-- [Roxxr_ulzzzz826] "are u into girls? I mean what happened??? U deserve better gurl.. 😕💔🥀" 8-30-25 reply

-- [Roxxr_ulzzzz826] "Oml he's such a dick bruhh☹️☹️whats ur type" 8-30-25 reply

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[unknown_user827763] "^^^ honestly me on a daily basis" 8-30-25 reply

Instant regret. Roxy's stomach dropped like a rollercoaster. She wanted to grab her words back through the screen. She slammed refresh, refresh, refresh, watching her comment sit there, surrounded by thousands of others.

>"WHAT??? 🥀🥀" >"girl is speedrunning parasocial relationships" >"pls i beg get a grip" >"this is so embarrassing i can't watch" 8-30-25 23 likes

"Oh my god that was so embarrassing. I'm actually gonna throw up."

But even as she pulled her hoodie over her face, kicking her chair back and groaning, there was still that spark. That little dangerous, delusional hope.

Roxy lifted her head back to look at her monitor.

"They replied to your comment."

"Holy shit."

She stumbled and fell off of her gaming chair, she sprang up and looked at her monitor with wide eyes.

"Holy shit wait oh god they noticed me.."