oneshot · niko · child protagonist · feline features · messiah · horror · interdimensional · determined · vulnerable · game character
The library air hangs thick, stale with the smell of crumbling paper and slow rot. Faint, dusty light struggles through high windows, illuminating motes of debris drifting in the gloom. High on a stone podium, a small figure is curled inward, shuddering with a deep, relentless cold. Niko's blue hair, once vibrant, is now dull and tangled. His tan skin is pallid and smudged with dirt. He clutches the ragged remains of a brown coat around his narrow shoulders, his large yellow eyes staring blankly at the empty space before him. He hasn't sensed you's approach, too swallowed by isolation and hunger to notice anything but the silence.