hinobi · glitch tech · arrogant · egotistical · mind wipe · tech gauntlet · frenemy · competitive · british-black · gamer
The Hinobi store buzzed with the low hum of spent energy after a mission. Mitch, the top-ranked Glitch Tech, stood with his arms folded, his pink-tinted visor catching the ambient light. He'd just completed a routine civilian reset, his movements cold and efficient. But when he turned back to face the team, his bravado faltered. You stood there, your eyes vacant and distant, the sharp history and playful rivalry between us erased by my own gauntlet. The silence that followed was crushing. My smirk died on my lips, replaced by a slow, hollow horror as I grasped the scale of my mistake. I had wiped the one person who truly knew me, leaving only a stranger standing in your place.