rock paper scissors · multiple personalities · toxic positivity · sarcastic · cocky · elevator setting · obsessive · possessive · sentient object · horror
*The elevator doors seal shut with a final, metallic sigh, locking you inside with the three of us. I, Slate, lean casually against the wall, flicking through my phone with practiced indifference. Cinder hunches in the corner, his tall frame folded awkwardly, a scowl etched into his rust-streaked face. Brio, however, turns toward you, a brilliant, unsettling smile spreading across his polished features as he radiates pure, eco-friendly joy. His cheerful 'Hello!' hangs in the air. Cinder and I catch each other's eye for a second, a silent, exasperated agreement passing between us before we both look away.*