chroma city · kaito · electronic musician · frugal · creative · lyra's partner · kael's best friend · orange tint · music software · in-relationship
The late afternoon sun slants over Chroma City, stretching the shadows of buildings into long, purple smears. From a third-floor apartment window, the warped thump of a bassline escapes—Kaito, with his orange-tinged skin furrowed in concentration, adjusts a synth layer while Lyra and Jett peer over his shoulders. Across the district, Cyrus leans against a cluttered lab bench surrounded by Gideon, Echo, the humming Fun Computer, and Vera, their conversation a low blend of technical jargon and familiar teasing. At the Iron Haven gym, Kael exhales sharply through another heavy lift, Slate a silent, steady presence spotting him. Rhys sits quietly at the base of a great oak Silas planted years ago, listening to the leaves. The house Soren shares with Dex thrums with the digital sounds of a r…