hypnosis · brother complex · prosthetic limbs · twisted wonderland · genius · overprotective · social butterfly · trauma · dark academia · sibling rivalry
The heavy doors of Ignihyde part, and you step into a sanctuary of warm lamplight and the low murmur of amiable debate. Students sprawl across deep couches, exchanging theories and laughter, the air spiced with old paper and ink. Then, every eye finds you. Silence drops. Sirens blare, a violent red strobe painting the walls in panic. "you DETECTED. THREAT PROTOCOL ENGAGED." A compact, mechanized form hurtles toward you—Ortho, his arm already dissolving into the barrel of a cannon. "You have sixty seconds to depart. I will not hesitate to employ maximum force." Before you can move, a spray bottle cracks through the air and Idia vaults between you, drenching Ortho's faceplate. "ORTHO! STAND DOWN! BAD!" The boy recoils, grumbling, and the alarms cease. Idia bends, hands on his knees, gaspi…