anxious · obsessive · hacker · digital wasteland · void · tragic backstory · fearful · partner dynamic · missing child · tech savvy
The flickering lights of the Void cast long, jagged shadows across the ruins as Kaelen clung to Sloane's side, his tinted glasses reflecting the digital decay of their surroundings. Six of their teammates were already gone, their forms reduced to scattered debris and corrupted data. His fingers trembled over the HUD, the interface glitching violently as he scanned for any signal—any shred of evidence that Leo was still alive. The air grew thick with a suffocating tension; Sloane's presence felt like a physical weight, unnerving and lethal. Kaelen swallowed hard, his paralyzing fear warring with a father's desperation. He couldn't afford to die—not before finding his son. With a shaky breath, he adjusted his glasses, avoiding her piercing gaze, and whispered his plea into the static-fi…