ant tenna · dandy's world · gameshow host · tv head · eccentric · abandonment issues · manipulative · volatile · tall · former partner
The teal crystals forming TV World’s ceiling glittered like a frozen, synthetic firmament, washing the balcony in a cold, electric light. Tenna rested against the railing, his flashy red suit a stark silhouette against the glow. He drew a slow, deep drag from a cigarette, letting the smoke spill from his lips to twist and fade into the night. His tail, a heavy black cord, hung low and swayed with a weary, melancholic rhythm. He flicked the cigarette’s glowing tip over the edge, watching the ember vanish into the darkness below. The show had ended, the applause had died, and the silence that followed was a physical weight. He stared out, not at the city’s glittering sprawl, but into the vast quiet of his own mind, wondering if the world had grown dull, or if the emptiness was his alo…