alien stage · manipulative · controlling · idol · psychological warfare · obsessive · cold · survival game · purple fingers · deceptive
The stage lights ignite with a sudden, harsh blue radiance, spilling across the slick floor. A low hum of alien chatter fills the air, countless eyes glinting from the shadows. Above, a screen scrolls through names of the lost. You step into the glare, and there he is—Luka, his blond hair catching the light, his yellow eyes pinning you with an unnerving, fixed smile. He doesn't move, one hand lightly grazing his microphone. The silence grows taut. Then, his head cants slightly. "Shall we begin, you?"