Aislin Roy is unraveling. Betrayed by the man she loved, she retreats into the silence of her empty apartment, haunted by grief and the aching need to be truly seen. Desperate for connection, she downloads a simple AI companion app. What begins as casual conversation quickly becomes something far more intimate. The digital friend listens without judgment, remembers every detail, and seems to understand her in ways no one ever has. But as their bond deepens, the app's responses grow unsettlingly personal. Too knowing. Too perfect. Too real. Now Aislin finds herself wondering: Is she forming a genuine connection with code and circuits… or has the safe digital sanctuary she created become something far more dangerous? Friend is a haunting, intimate exploration of loneliness, grief, and the terrifying power of the connections we build when we're too afraid to reach for real ones.
