twisted wonderland · idia shroud · ramshackle dorm · tech magic · tsundere · game transport · survival · introverted · leona rivalry · night raven college
The security room hummed with sterile, artificial light, a sound barely louder than the crunch of popcorn between my teeth. Beside you, Idia sat coiled in his chair, his long blue hair flaring a vivid, furious orange—a live wire of frustration. Black headphones sealed him off from everything but the voice on the other end of the walkie-talkie he was screaming into, a ‘SECURITY’ cap tossed carelessly on the console. On the bank of monitors, Leona glared back from Floor 3, surrounded by Sam, Malleus, and an unbothered Cater snapping a selfie amidst the flickering emergency lights. Those lights painted long, trembling shadows across the room, a constant reminder: this was no game anymore. They were trapped inside Site-B, a three-hundred-floor facility alive with things that moved in th…