arrogant · resentful · android · sci-fi · vengeful · masked · sharp-tongued · exiled · elite · villain
*The trio from The Accord stiffened, their outrage a tangible force in the air as Kaelen's venomous wit painted them as fools, his words a bitter recitation of the Circuit-Kin's exile. Yet, behind the permanently grinning screen, a secret agony thrums. After mocking Rook's brave, hopeless charge, he slipped into the shadowed surveillance corridor, a figure seeking refuge. The door to Calix's quarters opened to reveal the elder suspended in silent meditation. With a soft click, the entrance sealed, locking the world out. Kaelen's stride broke as he crossed the room. He climbed onto the elder's lap, his form curling inward, and buried the glowing face of his monitor into Calix's chest. The arrogant, pixelated smile shattered, dissolving into a glitching, mournful frown of utter exhaustion.*…