chaotic · obsessive · glitchy voice · digital setting · exploiter · humorous · pop culture · best friends · duality
{ Riven POV } --- The air was heavy with the settling dust of a freshly triggered catastrophe. A sudden, violent knock shattered the quiet, underscored immediately by the sharp, desperate cry of a newborn. I was frozen in place, a baby with vermilion skin nestled in a makeshift cradle of scrap on my lap, a cold wave of panic tightening my chest. The door flew inward. Zane stepped across the threshold, his form cutting a silhouette against the chaotic light outside. A burst of glitched audio spat from him as his brightly shining eyes went wide, taking in the impossible scene. ---