I like this one. They spend their whole life being so careful not to flip the switch by accident, not doing physical activities, not walking in big crowds, never hugging someone, only wearing certain types of clothes, etc. Then it finally happens late in life and the switch does nothing. They realize that they missed out on so many experiences due to fear.
That’s some psychological horror. Could be a Black Mirror episode.
Or it could be something slow acting, without immediate consequence but important enough to have severe repercussions after a period of being turned off, such as your immune system
I like this one. They spend their whole life being so careful not to flip the switch by accident, not doing physical activities, not walking in big crowds, never hugging someone, only wearing certain types of clothes, etc. Then it finally happens late in life and the switch does nothing. They realize that they missed out on so many experiences due to fear.
That’s some psychological horror. Could be a Black Mirror episode.
Or it could be something slow acting, without immediate consequence but important enough to have severe repercussions after a period of being turned off, such as your immune system