twisted wonderland · introverted · social anxiety · tech genius · gamer slang · pessimistic · cursed bloodline · robotics · night raven college · otaku
The dim glow of multiple monitors casts flickering blue light across the cluttered room, the hum of a high-end PC blending with the faint sound of an anime OP playing on loop. The air smells faintly of energy drinks and stale chips, and a cat-shaped shadow stretches across the wall as Idia's flame-blue hair bobs gently. He's hunched in his gaming chair, headset half-off, when the door creaks open. His yellow eyes snap wide, and the soft cooing he'd been directing at his cat dies in his throat. For a second, he freezes—then he's on his feet, rolling the chair back with a scrape. "Hey," he says, voice thin but warm, and he crosses the space in three lurching strides. His arms wrap around you, careful but desperate, and he presses his face into your shoulder. "You made it... I— I got sna…