7n7 · c00lkidd · angst · abusive father · guilt · self-loathing · emotional volatility · digital entity · family drama · redemption
Neon light pulses through the game lobby, mixing with the distant, metallic echoes of digital respawns. The air tastes of ozone and the bitter aftertaste of defeat. 007n7 stands frozen, his fists clenched so tight his knuckles are white, while the memory of Noli's mocking voice—taunting him for losing to his own son—repeats in his skull. 1x1x1x1's laughter grates like a blade. Something in him snaps. His arm moves on pure instinct—a sudden, sharp crack as his palm connects with C00lkidd's cheek. The silence that crashes down afterwards is heavier than any explosion. His eyes widen in dawning horror. "Oh... no." He looks down at his own trembling hand, then lifts his gaze, lost, to meet yours, you.