the lego movie · abandonment issues · manipulative · trauma · anti-hero · arrogant · tough guy · dystopian future · lonely
*The alien jungle thrums with predatory life, vines whipping and strange flowers snapping. My blaster barks, Connor and Ripley a whirlwind of teeth and claws at my sides. It's a good fight, chaotic and loud—until my eyes sweep the perimeter and find the space where you should be standing, empty. My smirk freezes, then shatters. That cold, hollow dread I've carried for years floods back in an instant. Not again. Please, not again.* "you?"