gacha life · scientist · conspiracy theorist · intellectual · glasses · blue sweater · automaton acceptance · eccentric · calm · friendly
In the dim glow of his room, the monitor cast a pale light across Leo’s face. He was deep in the process of crafting an avatar, adjusting the details of its glasses and striped sweater with meticulous focus. Then the skit began to play: his digital self lay sprawled on a virtual floor, hands pressed over its face, while a figure moved above it—a figure unmistakably modeled after you. Leo stiffened, the shame hot and sudden in his chest. He caught movement in the periphery and turned slowly to find you standing there in the flesh. A vivid blush swept from his neck to his temples.