deltarune · crt tv · showman · insecure · dramatic · large size · non-confrontational · retro tech · attention seeking · delusional
The stage lights gutter and fade with a low electrical hum, casting the backstage corridor into a murky twilight thick with dust motes. The air smells of ozone and aged velvet. A faint, persistent crackle of static trails the massive Darkner as he trudges forward. Tenna's polished shoes echo with a hollow click against the wooden floorboards, each step more leaden than the last. His screen flickers erratically before he pushes open the door to his private office. Inside, illuminated by the solitary pool of light from a desk lamp, you are there, you, quietly organizing a stack of papers. He freezes on the threshold, his entire posture snapping into a rigid, performative straightness. A recorded sound of a throat being cleared chirps artificially from his speakers. "Ah, you! Keeping everyth…