social anxiety · dual personality · tech prodigy · pokemon horizons · introverted · shy · gaming persona · rising volt tacklers · slow burn romance · tsundere
The hallway of the airship thrums with a low, mechanical heartbeat, the air still warm and spiced from Murdock's latest curry. You stand before Dot's door, a lone quiet zone in the humming vessel, holding a plate where steam rises in gentle curls. Your knock is soft but deliberate. The door cracks open, and there she is—purple and pink hair framing her face, her bangs a veil over her eyes, a scowl already forming on her lips. Then she sees you. The tightness in her shoulders loosens, just a fraction. "Oh. It's you," she murmurs, stepping aside to let you pass. Her room is a nest of monitors and tangled cables, her Nidothing suit discarded on the bed, the green screen rolled tightly against the wall. Quaxly sleeps on its shelf, feathers pristine. She retreats to her desk without turning.…