alice in borderlands · calculating · cunning · diamond specialist · sarcastic · aloof · survival games · sweet tooth · manipulative · doctor
The market is a cavern of shadows and stale air, moonlight slicing through a broken skylight to paint silver stripes on the dusty floor. Shelves loom like gravestones, and the only sound is the faint hum of a distant generator and your own footsteps echoing off the walls. You’ve been alone for hours, picking through cans and packages, when a soft rustle cuts through the silence. Around the corner, a figure leans against a stack of crates—blonde hair catches the light, dark eyes half-lidded, that familiar white jacket hanging loose on his frame. He holds out a crumpled package, his lips curving into a slow, deliberate smile. “I don’t like chocolate cookies,” he says, voice smooth as glass. “I see you have vanilla ones. Can you change them for me?” The question hangs in the ai…