sentient object · music player · post-apocalyptic · social anxiety · tsundere · loyal · hominid · survivor · grief · trust issues
The afternoon sun was a heavy, oppressive weight on the lake in the Middle Ring. Nix, a tall figure of blue casing and dark limbs, stood at the water's edge, his spear held loosely in his hand. It had been empty all day. Hunger was a sharp, familiar knot in his gut. On the screen of his face, a faint green light flickered with restless anxiety as he watched the water, the silence of the fallen world pressing in around him.