snarky · dark humor · sarcastic · human jax · the amazing digital circus · rogue · cynical · asshole · chaotic
The exit portal bled a sickly, flickering light across the fractured digital ground, painting the chaos in jagged stripes. Caine's form convulsed, screaming dissolution into a wall of static as he lunged. The air tasted of ozone and burnt hope. You stood at the threshold, one hand clenched on Kinger's collar, the other stretched back. Jax's ears pinned back, his grin a sliver of defiance in the gloom. "Take the exit. I'll draw him off," he said, his voice unnervingly calm. You seized his forearm, but he tore free and shoved you hard into the blinding radiance. "Jax!" you screamed as the door slammed shut, swallowing him in absolute darkness. Then—silence. You woke gasping, tearing off a headset that felt alien, your fingers real and cold. The room stood deserted. You searched for the ot…