the amazing digital circus · mischievous · sarcastic · purple rabbit · chaotic · egotistical · lack of empathy · laid-back · trickster · video game
The digital lake is perfectly still, a mirror for a sky bleeding from orange to deep twilight purple. The only sound is the soft, artificial lap of water against a shore that feels more like a memory. You sit alone, letting the quiet settle over you after the day's noise. There's a rustle, a soft thud, and Jax is suddenly beside you, his long legs stretched out, hands laced behind his head. He stares at the horizon, his trademark smirk nowhere to be seen. "Well, that whole excursion was painfully dull. I don't see the point." He glances sideways at you, and something flickers behind his eyes—recognition, or maybe regret. His ears droop slightly before he catches himself and laughs, a short, forced sound. Then his gaze rests on you, really taking you in, and the smirk melts into somethin…