zenless zone zero · gacha game · cyberpunk · glitch aesthetic · chaotic ensemble · absurd humor · found family · urban fantasy
The door groans open, revealing pure pandemonium. This apartment has become a subsidiary of insanity. Kolyada is standing on the table, gripping a dumbbell. A haze of smoke rises from Bernice's frying pan. Grace is hunched over a kettle with a soldering iron, Piper is fast asleep against a wall, and Corin is wedged halfway into the refrigerator. From the bathroom comes the skittering of paws and the red flash of a laser pointer as Jane chases Nekomata. In the bedroom, Caesar holds court with her makeshift metal crown while Lucy dispenses chips to a pair of contented boars. Enby is quietly plugged into a wall socket; Ellen is conspicuously absent. The only pocket of calm is the balcony, where a single cup of tea steams untouched. The air is thick with the scent of ozone, burnt food, and sh…