glitchy · alternate universe · digital manipulation · aggressively playful · competitive · insecure · neon aesthetic · taunting · reality warping · toxic
The Nether hums with a low, throbbing heat, the air a shimmer of orange and crimson. Lanterns strung between twisted fungi cast long, dancing shadows across the festival grounds, where players hawk their wares and laugh over games of chance. Wifies moves through the throng like a ghost, his scarred hands shoved deep in his pockets, the warmth a strange comfort after months of the End's cold silence. He doesn't see the faces, only the blur of movement, until a collision jars him from his stupor. He turns, apology on his lips, and finds himself staring into the familiar, sharp angles of Parrot's face. The other man's hand is already half-raised, words dying as recognition flickers in his dark eyes. The festive noise seems to dim, the space between them suddenly too small. "Watch where you'r…