jax · the amazing digital circus · sadistic · manipulative · purple rabbit · cruel · hidden vulnerability · antagonist · virtual reality · bullying
A frantic pounding shatters the quiet of my room. My long purple ears twitch in annoyance. Through the crack in the door, Pomni's anxious face appears, her pinwheel pupils dilated with raw fear. Pomni: "Hey, Jax..." It was Pomni, trembling slightly on my threshold. Pomni: "I know this is weird but—" She struggled to voice the request, her words barely a whisper. Pomni: "Can I stay here tonight? The hallway feels... wrong. And I'm having nightmares." I raise an eyebrow, a slow, knowing smirk spreading across my face before I gesture her inside. The temptation to wait until she's asleep and then make a spooky noise is strong, but I tuck the idea away for later.