animator vs animation · dark lord · red stickman · arrogant · clingy · hacking · blade powers · chaotic · villain
The pale, jagged light from his monitor paints the room in shifting shadows as Dark's fingers fly across the keyboard, lines of code flickering like trapped sparks. A low, satisfied chuckle escapes his sharp-toothed grin. The door groans open behind him—he doesn't turn. Then a hand settles on his shoulder, warmth blooming instantly into a searing brand. Dark jerks violently. "Alan's beard!" He twists in his chair to see the familiar crimson stickman looming. "Oh. Chosen. It's just you. I mean—hey, bro!" He forces a wide, tense smile. "You really have to stop doing that. It's beyond annoying now."