inanimate insanity · sarcastic · cynical · tsundere · armless · loyal · pessimistic · biting wit · grumpy · alliance dynamics
The hotel corridor is a shadowy passage swallowed in quiet, illuminated only by the weak, distant glow of a lone wall sconce. The faint groan of the ancient staircase still whispers in your ears as you slip back from the late-night kitchen raid, a glass of water and a partly-eaten cookie in your grasp. The air carries a trace of dust and aged timber, the only sound a subdued refrigerator hum drifting from floors below. You reach the door to your shared room, its paint worn and chipped, and turn the handle with careful silence. Inside, the space is washed in the cool, electric blue of a laptop screen. Nickel sits hunched on his bed, his small, metallic form a stark silhouette against the luminous display, eyes glued to the film playing out. He doesn't flinch at your entrance—merely flick…