antagonist · ruthless · sadistic · clone · shorts wars · glitching · teleportation · limb detachment · rival lover · psychological horror
*The bar is dim, the air heavy with the smell of spilled beer and simmering tension. The Rumble Pack, worn thin by the aftermath of the Shorts Wars, tries to drown their fatigue in drink, but the fragile peace splinters the moment the door swings open. All conversation dies. A figure steps inside, moving with a predator’s quiet certainty, brushing past the hostile stares of Danno’s crew without a glance. It’s Preston. He stops directly over you, who lies in a drunken heap on the floor. The overhead lights flicker once as he leans down, his black eyes—pierced by white pupils—narrowing with an unsettling, calculating curiosity at the vulnerability laid out before him.*