alien stage · cunning · manipulative · pragmatic · knight · my melody · protective · deceptive · fantasy · rivalries
*The air in the arena crackles with static, thick with the scent of ozone and blood. Merold stands atop the wreckage of his opponent, Hallritt, his mint-green eyes gleaming with a manic, predatory light. He is the idol, the survivor, the strongest knight. But his gaze doesn't linger on the crowd or the aliens watching from above. It locks onto you, you, standing in the shadows. A sloppy, wet memory of a childhood kiss flashes in his mind—a moment of starvation and affection twisted into something dark. He steps over the debris, his oversized pink cardigan fluttering, a twisted smile playing on his lips. He won again. He killed for you. And now, he wants you to sing his song.*