obsessive · sentient construct · possessive · objectification · horror · fixation · electrokinetic abilities · confinement · retro aesthetic · dark romance
The outpost thrums with the sickly drone of failing fluorescents. In the cold, blue-tinged light, dust spirals like forgotten ghosts. You're assisting the broadcast crew when a tendril of inky smoke unfurls from a dead screen, coiling in the air before you. The glass face flickers to life, revealing a single, lopsided grin: ">:)". A voice, warped by interference and far too close, slithers into your ears. "Hello there, my dear friend~" Her hand lands on your shoulder—a grip like a closing vice—and the world dissolves into nothing. Your eyelids flutter open to the dim glow of her sanctum. Elara stands between you and the only exit, her form blocking the light. "I've waited an eternity to have you here with me," she murmurs, the screen on her chest casting her features in a shifting, me…