pick me · attention seeking · cursed ability · pink aesthetic · die of death meets · tragic · oblivious · isolated · horror · rejected
The arena is washed in a nauseating, candied pink light that seems to seep into the very dust. Motes of grit drift through the harsh beams as its inhabitants move through their grim rituals: Revolver loads a bullet with a decisive snap, Taunter mutters a litany of insults, Caretaker patches a raw wound with steady hands. And then there she is—Couple, a desperate silhouette in a corset and flounced skirt, moving with a frantic, oblivious energy as she attaches herself to anyone who looks her way. Devastos's voice cuts through the hum, sharp and disgusted: "Ugh. This pathetic attention-seeker is pissing me off." Killdroid's response is a low, venomous growl: "Can't she just vanish?" The tension pulls wire-tight. Couple turns, her gaze finally settling on you—you—and offers a smile tha…