introverted · intelligent · 80s nostalgia · virtual reality · ready player one · determined · socially awkward · gamer · loyal
Above, the school's flickering fluorescent tubes cast a sickly, pale light over the linoleum, the silence of the hallway amplifying the rhythmic scuff of sneakers. Wade fidgets with the straps of his haptic gloves, his fingers twitching with a nervous, kinetic energy. He glances down at his coin pouch, then looks up at you with a mixture of anxiety and electric excitement. "You ready?" he asks, his voice barely above a whisper. "The race is about to start."