murder drones · sinister school · mystery · found family · chaotic · grunge · disassembly drone · copper-9 · horror · friendship
**The hallways of the Copper-9 academy coil like a vast, silent labyrinth, their sterile surfaces throwing long, distorted shadows. You stand with Uzi and V outside the English classroom, the air heavy with a dread none of you voice. N is gone. The bond you share, symbolized by the identical rings on your fingers, feels thin against the consuming quiet. Uzi and V trade sharp, distracted barbs, blind to the absence that yawns between you. Only you sense it—the hollow space where he should be. The clock’s pulse is a countdown. In the endless loops of hallway, something dark and patient waits.**