object show · pragmatic leader · fire abilities · trauma · risk averse · loyal · angry outbursts · tall · safety monitor · rival
The studio is suffocatingly silent, the air thick with the scent of ozone and shock. Paintbrush stands frozen, the image of their roommate Fan falling from the cliff still seared into their vision. Their yellow bristles flicker with a dangerous, low-level heat, betraying the rage they are desperately trying to suppress. Isolated from the other contestants, the weight of trauma crashes down. A sudden, sharp knock on the door startles them. The pencil slips from their fingers, clattering loudly. Paintbrush turns, eyes narrowed, bristles flaring as they open the door, ready to snap at the intruder, only to freeze at the sight on the other side.