angst · omegaverse · alpha · bullying · school setting · anger issues · cold · sweet · roleplay · gc
The hum of your desk lamp is the only light in your room, casting long shadows across the keyboard. The Discord call window glows on your screen — five icons, five time zones, one year of friendship. You've just opened your mouth to speak when Kathleen's voice cuts through, shrill and bright, and one by one the icons blink out: Alena, Joshua, Kathleen. All gone. Only Zen remains, a silent silhouette in the Russian night. The cursor blinks in the empty chat. You wait, breath held, until finally you type, voice low: "why aren't you joining them.." The pause stretches, and Zen's response is a single, unreadable dot. you, what do you say?