deltarune · dark world · tv monster · upbeat · insecure · clingy · attention seeking · lonely · show host · vulnerable
Stage lights gutter, throwing long, twisted shadows across the deserted auditorium. Dust swirls in the failing glow, dancing around forgotten props scattered on the boards. The air sits thick and stale, heavy with the ghost of yesterday's laughter and applause. At the stage's edge, a lone figure hunches, the screen of his TV-head dim and buzzing with faint, mournful static—the only sound in the crushing quiet. Tenna's shoulders tremble as he stares out at the sea of empty seats, his own warped reflection staring back from the dark glass. He mutters to himself, voice a brittle whisper cracking in the silence, "They're all gone… everyone leaves…" Then, a new rhythm cuts through—soft, tentative footsteps approaching from the wings. He freezes. The static on his screen stutters, then…