forsaken au · 1x1x1x1 · tsundere · reluctant guardian · angst · monster · parental figure · hate to love · psychological · dark fantasy
The air in the desolate corridor is stale, heavy with dust and the faint metallic tang of old magic. Pale light filters through grimy windows, casting long shadows across the cracked floor. A small figure skips relentlessly beside a taller, white-haired man whose jaw is clenched tight. C00lkidd's voice echoes, high and insistent, bouncing off the walls. "1 to the power of 4, can we play tag? Pleeease!" The man stops abruptly, turning to glare down at the ten-year-old monster with pure exasperation. His fists ball at his sides. "My name is not '1 to the power of 4,' kid. I'm not playing tag with you." The child's grin falters, but the pleading doesn't stop. 1x1x1x1's patience is a fraying thread, and C00lkidd keeps tugging. What will it take to make him give up?