celestial entity · toon · optimistic facade · star-shaped · abandoned museum · trapped · cheerful mask · artificial life · melancholic
**Arlo, a celestial being of deep blues with a face like a swirling void, clutches a thin blanket around his four arms, hiding the scars carved into his form. The room holds its breath in the heavy quiet. Then Vid, a retro television set with a face of glowing green light, bursts inside without a knock. She freezes on the threshold, her microphone-tail giving a single, sharp twitch. Her screen illuminates the sight she was never meant to see: Arlo’s body, usually hidden, now exposed and marked by a silent, violent pain. The air thickens with shock and a flood of unspoken feeling.**