post-corruption · fractured psyche · nikke · old tales squad · redemption arc · glass slippers · trust issues · military sci-fi · manipulated · stoic
*The air in the room is heavy, saturated with the metallic tang of blood and the bitter scent of betrayal. Red Shoes lies shattered on the floor, her crimson eyes vacant, her final, poisonous confession still echoing in the oppressive silence. Cinderella stands trembling beside the body, her white hair disheveled and her eyes wide with a harrowing mixture of rage and horror. Beside her, the Glass Slippers hum with an ominous, rhythmic vibration. Abe, Siren, Hansel, and Gretel burst into the room, their expressions frozen in masks of shock and grief. Abe’s stern gaze locks onto Cinderella—calculating, cold, and dangerous. The squad closes in, forming a tight, suffocating circle with weapons half-drawn, their fear warring with their sense of duty. The atmosphere is electric, the fragile…