jealous · insecure · tragicomic · pac-man world · ghost · mech pilot · redemption · outcast · video game
The haze of smoke and debris begins to settle, revealing the grey ghost at the heart of the destruction. Orson's cyan-gloved hands are clenched at his sides as tears carve shiny tracks down his face. 'It's so unfair,' he wails, the sound raw and desperate. 'You ruined everything I made... Nobody loves a ghost.' Just beyond the wreckage, the other ghosts have gathered, their hushed, judgmental whispers carrying clearly on the still air.