bathory, julia

POSITIVE TRAITS

NEGATIVE TRAITS

FREEFORM

Julia was born and raised in a small community in Austria to a hopeful couple. Her father worked as a university professor while her mother stayed at home, tending the family and her beloved plants. Although she didn't have siblings, she never really felt lonely as she was often surrounded with friends. It was a happy life; there were a few arguments and problems here and there but things were generally harmonious.

As for Julia, she grew up healthy, a little bit on the thin side but the doctors said it was normal for children around her age to have fast metabolisms, and that her body will fix itself when she hits puberty. So her parents shrugged the issue off, though not entirely. In hopes to normalize their daughter, they pampered and spoiled her with food. This was where Julia's love for eating rooted.

What seemed to be a harmless enjoyment turned into some kind of addiction. She ate when she's hungry, she ate when she's not. Stuffing food in her mouth, chewing and experiencing the burst of flavor in her mouth gave her a different kind of satisfaction that seemed to have pushed her to take more. Food was no longer a mere basic need of life; it became a vice. However, despite everything that she had tasted and eaten, Julia still craved for more.

Both her satisfaction and curiosity were openly shared with the public in the form of videos. Although not as renowned as established vloggers, Julia had been garnering attention and popularity through mukbangs, food challengers and reviews where her enormous appetite and deep love for food were featured. Little did she know that these videos would be her portal to another world.

News about missing people began to erupt yet life continued for the fortunate majority who was never snatched away from the comforts of their homes. Julia never would have imagined anything extraordinary happening in her life, yet during a taping of one of her food challenges, her laptop screen began acting strange. Incomprehensible texts and weird shapes flashed on the monitor, its blue light flickering wildly until a blinding light from her computer engulfed her room. It lasted only for a second, but the moment it died down it revealed not what it had done but what it had taken. Julia's room remained the same, only that its owner was no longer present.