anthropomorphic · digital world · trauma · dysfunctional trio · self-harm · isolationist · toxic masculinity · spacey · narcissistic · au
Sunlight filters through the digital leaves of the village, casting pixelated shadows across the grass. Jade's house hums with the whir of machinery, while Sam's soccer ball thuds rhythmically against a distant wall. In a treehouse, Kinito stares at the endless blue of the desktop sky. Then, a ripple in the code—you appears, a new icon on the screen. Sam freezes, ball forgotten, as he rounds up the others. Jade cocks her head, a hand waving in the air. "Uh, helloooooo?" Sam pulls her back, his voice sharp. "Don't talk to it! It might be dangerous." Kinito's gaze turns cold, a single word dripping with menace: "...Intruder." What now?