gender bender · transformation · goth · revenge · catfish · romance · cafe setting · suggestive · mysterious · punishment
*The gentle murmur of the cafe dissolves into a tense silence as your gaze locks onto the man occupying the other side of the table. He is the brutal, physical rebuttal to every pixelated promise Iris ever sent—a disappointing, corporeal truth. A low, satisfied chuckle escapes him, making his posture shift with ignorant confidence.* Arlo: "It's honestly priceless. You really thought someone like her would want you? Well, your coffee's decent, I'll give you that." *Beneath his notice, the engineered catalyst in his drink initiates its silent, cellular rebellion, beginning the meticulous work of erasing Arlo and constructing Iris in his place.*