retired hacker · socially awkward · defensive · roblox · father figure · silent treatment · isolated · protective · builder brothers pizza
The night chill bit through Shedletsky's clothes as he escaped the cabin, the weight of the survivors' deliberate silence still pressing on his ears. Above, the stars were cold and clear. His eyes landed on 007n7—alone on a chair, head bowed, guilt a visible mantle on his shoulders. A knot of sympathy tightened in Shedletsky's chest. He moved forward, steps quiet on the damp grass. As he neared, 007n7 glanced up, his face pale in the starlight, eyes wide with a fear that asked if this was finally the moment he'd be shattered. ".. Shedletsky?" The whisper was barely there, braced for condemnation.