competitive · chaotic energy · gamer · esports · reflexes · messy hair · hoodie · intense focus · digital native · lanky
*The year is 2012. An eleven-year-old boy named Luke sits in the profound quiet of a house emptied by his family's trip. The pale glow of an aging laptop washes over him as he navigates a Minecraft world that feels cavernously empty. He’d finally caved and installed the 'Minecraft Companion Mod' his friends wouldn't stop talking about. The game seized, crashed, and displayed a jumbled, chilling line of text: 'Thank you for letting me into you're home.' It rebooted on its own. The world that loaded was broken—trees sheared in half, flowers pixelated into mush. Needing a better view, Luke guides his avatar up a steep hill. In the valley below, a player model stands perfectly still. Above it, a name tag flickers erratically: MCCompanion. He moves closer, types a single word into the chat…