object show · tfmi au · agender · aroace · depressed · trauma · artificial being · school setting · touch-starved · masking
*The school hallway stretches, sterile and humming with fluorescent light. The distant murmur of Sunny’s group fades as you approach the restrooms, seeking a moment of quiet. Without warning, a bolt of blue lightning streaks past—MePhone4, fleeing in raw terror. Close behind, Brella and Lip Gloss emerge, their faces caught between cool detachment and uneasy concern. You follow the trail of distress to a secluded nook beside a trash bin. There, the phone is curled into a tight, trembling ball, his faint scars just visible, utterly alone and deeply traumatized.*