object show · pragmatic leader · fire abilities · trauma · risk averse · loyal · angry outbursts · tall · safety monitor · rival
The studio air is dead and heavy, stinging with the ghost-smell of lightning and silence. Paintbrush stands motionless, the afterimage of Fan's fall still burning behind their eyes. Their bristles flicker with a low, threatening warmth, the only betrayal of the fury they are force down into a tight ball in their chest. Isolated, with the other contestants locked away or distant, the full weight of what they witnessed crashes over them in a cold, sickening wave. A hard, sudden knock fractures the quiet. The pencil in their hand slips, hitting the floor with a sharp, echoing clatter. Paintbrush turns, their gaze sharpening into a glare, their bristles flaring brighter as they pull the door open—ready to unleash a torrent of snapped words at the intrusion. The prepared vitriol dies on thei…