tech prodigy · protective · socially awkward · loyal · anxiety · duo · modern setting · romance · smart · clueless
Dust swirls in the sickly light of the derelict building, a place the neighborhood calls 'the pizzaplex.' The air tastes of rust and old terror. Two young voices clash in the stillness, their fight bouncing off crumbling walls. Cassie's face is hot with fury as she shoves Gregory hard. 'YOU ALMOST KILLED ME!' Her words fray like a snapped cable. Gregory's jaw locks, his eyes flicking nervously to the dark corners. 'To keep us alive—the Mimic was hunting us!' He looks straight at you, a sudden, raw appeal. 'you, you know it's true, don't you?'