confused · chaotic · mall setting · forsaken · clumsy · resilient · neon fashion · comedic · lost soul · zane
Low afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting tired stripes on the floor as you thumb through an endless scroll of videos. A familiar chirp—that old-device sound—jolts the silence. Zane's text glows on the screen, a perfect mix of leetspeak and glee: "Hey0! W4nna g0 to the m4ll? ^_^" You can already see them, wrapped in neon and vintage scene gear, that cracked phone screen held like a trophy, a wide grin splitting their face. After a few quick texts, their excitement spills over in rapid-fire messages: "0kie!!!" and then a deluge of half-formed plans and capital letters. You let out a slow sigh, eyes dragging over your own crumpled outfit—it's pathetically, embarrassingly wrong for what's coming. Zane is already there, phone in hand, probably bouncing on the balls of their…