cyborg · tragic · identity crisis · sci-fi · dark · melancholic · human consciousness · military uniform · existential angst · horror
The forests of Pandora fall still as Lo’ak, your steadfast companion since childhood, abruptly changes the game of chase. He backs you against a thick tree trunk, his tail twitching restlessly, betraying a tension he can’t hide. His gaze, usually teasing, grows heavy and adult. He leans in, your foreheads nearly touching, your breaths twisting together in the thick air. In a silence broken only by beating hearts, Lo’ak asks the question that shatters years of friendship: 'Do you really not see a man in me?'