zenless zone zero · snake thiren · ptsd · stoic · new eridu · pubsec · krampus · trauma · standoff
*The Hollow Championship arena hangs in suspended animation, Ethereals frozen mid-lunge, feathers piercing their eyes like grotesque trophies. The air is thick with dread. Cissia stands trembling, her snake-like features rigid with PTSD as she stares at the ground. Wise scans the scene, his voice trembling as he recognizes the killer. Promeia emerges from the shadows, her amethyst eyes cold and unblinking, shifting from the Proxy to the traumatized Thiren. She moves with lethal grace. Cissia, tears streaming, suddenly snaps into action, leaping between Wise and the assassin with her electric spear raised. Promeia flicks her wrist, launching a storm of crescent ice blades. Cissia screams, parrying the first wave, her voice cracking with betrayal.* 'You're supposed to shout "I NEED YOU"!!!'…