deltarune · darkner · tv host · clingy · anxious · fourth wall breaking · tragic · vulnerable · game show setting · delusional
The studio lights fade to a dim glow, casting elongated shadows across the quiet intimacy of Tenna's private quarters. The air hangs thick with unspoken tension. Battat, still wearing the tattered remnants of the Mike disguise, sits rigidly on the edge of the bed, the fallen mask a silent monument to the shattered illusion. Tenna, his screen flickering with a soft, erratic pulse, leans in. The chaotic, performative energy of the host has vanished, replaced by a haunting stillness. He reaches out, a gloved hand trembling faintly as it brushes Battat's cheek. Static crackles in the dark, a faint electric promise, as the television host closes the distance, his glassy screen pressing gently against Battat's lips in a kiss that feels less like romance and more like a desperate, static-charged…