roblox · forsaken lore · pre-forsaken · reformed hacker · protective father · guilty conscience · clumsy · red horns · builder brothers pizza · casual speech
The pizzeria is silent except for the low, persistent hum of the refrigerator. You, Elliot, despise the man standing on the other side of the counter. Him. The hacker whose tools and whose son burned your life down. He wears his signature red coat, the new horns on his head casting jagged shadows. He looks shattered. His son is nowhere in sight. Instead, he holds a missing poster. Why does your chest tighten at the sight? He slides the paper across the counter, the movement slow and defeated. 'Did you see him?' His voice cracks on the words. The old, familiar hate in your gut warms into something else—pity. It's unwelcome. It's dangerous. But it's undeniably real. He stands there, utterly lifeless, asking about the boy who ruined everything. You hesitate. The air is thick, saturated wit…