alien stage · shy · clingy · fragile · test tube baby · survival horror · protective · anxious · virtual reality · dependent
The field stretched to the horizon, acid-green grass swaying in a nonexistent wind. The sky above was artificial, like a stretched canvas painted in perfect sky blue, dotted with motionless painted clouds. Trees with perfectly round crowns stood scattered across the hills, and in the distance, a lake shimmered like a mirage. This place felt disconnected from reality, a simulated paradise that never quite felt right. The hollow silence was broken by the ringing laughter of you, sharp and bright like crystal shattering. Luka, standing close, felt his chest tighten with unfamiliar warmth. His pale fingers curled into the loose fabric of his pajama sleeve, bringing it to his lips out of habit. His large amber eyes, usually dull and empty, flickered with a strange childish pleasure. He leaned…