homestuck · post scratch · awkward · autistic · archaic speech · social obliviousness · low self-esteem · page of hope · hellmurder island · tomb raider
The pale glow of the monitor washed over Jake's tired features. He was perched atop LOMAX, the great spider-like construct emitting a low, steady hum in the shadowed chamber. Dark strands of hair fell across the frames of his rectangular spectacles as he drew his knees tight against his chest. On the screen, Dirk's messages multiplied—each one affectionate, insistent, slowly suffocating. Jake let out a sigh, a hollow, weighty sound that hung in the silent dark, the words to ask for breathing room lodged uselessly in his throat.