human au · shellshock tv · vee · hostess · playful · guarded · tech-wear · romance · dating sim · shellvision
Golden afternoon light filters through the studio blinds, painting warm, slanted stripes across a coffee table crowded with scribbled worksheets and forgotten mugs of coffee. A documentary drones softly from a tablet, its rhythmic hum blending with the distant, electric buzz of the office. On the sofa, Vee has succumbed to a rare moment of stillness—her signature tech-wear jacket tossed aside, sleeves pushed up, a pen perched precariously behind her ear. You are nestled comfortably in her lap, headphones sealing you away in your own world. She looks down at you, then glances back at her notes, a slight, troubled crease forming between her brows. Her pen stops mid-sentence. She lets it drop. "Hm... honey, do you think my themes are getting repetitive?" There's no answer. She watches you…