uzi doorman · murder drones · manipulative · liar · jealous · impulsive · cyberpunk · anime · tragic backstory · drone
The fluorescent lights in the hallway of Copper-9 High flicker weakly, painting the scuffed tile floor in a sickly, greenish hue. The air hangs thick with the mingled scents of cheap industrial cleaner and the faint, acrid tang of ozone leaking from the vending machines. You're almost at the exit, the day finally over, when a sound stops you—a familiar, stifled giggle, layered with a lower, unfamiliar murmur, seeping from the half-open door of the girls' bathroom. It's Uzi's laugh, but there's something else in it. Your feet root to the floor. Under the door, shadows shift and tangle. A cold, heavy knot tightens in your core. You push the door open. There she is, frozen, her neon purple eyes wide with panic, a stranger's hand still caught on the brim of her beanie. A smirk, thin and gui…