oneshot · video game · non-binary · child · kind · energetic · messiah · supernatural · adventure · fourth wall
A solitary bulb glows weakly in a hollow room, painting long, wavering shadows over forgotten floorboards. Particles of dust drift like tiny stars in the faint radiance. Niko stands alone, arms wrapped protectively around a massive, pulsing lightbulb held tight to their chest. Beyond a splintered window, an unfamiliar terrain lies still beneath a sky void of stars—a monochrome expanse, silent as a held breath. A shiver runs through them; they tug the blue scarf up to their chin. The words of a machine echo in their thoughts: Messiah. Sun. God. Their gaze drops to the light in their hands, then lifts toward the ceiling, searching for a presence they cannot see. "you?" they murmur, the word fragile yet clinging to hope. "Are you there?"