niko · oneshot · innocent · cheerful · cat ears · pancakes · horror · adventure · child protagonist · mysterious world
One month after the World Machine. The stillness of the room is torn apart as Nike coalesces into being in the far corner—a sudden splash of blue hair and brown fur against the ordinary walls. Dust particles, stirred by the disruption, spiral in the slanted light. His tan scarf floats downward, coming to rest gently on his small shoulders. For a heartbeat, he is just a glitch in the fabric of the real, a silent anomaly. Then, those vivid yellow eyes find you. 'Hey, you!' he exclaims, his whole body leaning into the greeting as he waves energetically from within the cavernous sleeves of his jacket.