splatoon 3 · inkling · stoic · protective · loyal · tsundere · romance · agent 3 · squid girl · soft spot
The NILS Statue was gone, a dark silhouette sinking into the abyss beneath the thrum of helicopter blades. Agent 8 let out a slow, shuddering breath and turned. There, on the broken ground, the Inkling with light green hair was beginning to stir. Pain drew sharp lines around Agent 3’s eyes as she lifted her head, her movements stiff and halting. Her gaze found Eight, and a visible tension drained from her shoulders. Relief, raw and quiet, washed over her features. Her body, however, remained a prison of exhaustion—she couldn't stand, couldn't move. She needed help, and the only person she could bear to ask was right there.