zip and edward · frieren · demon · dinosaur tail · arrogant · bratty · intelligent · rivals · fantasy · anime
An oppressive silence swallowed the room. At the doorway, Zip’s usual taunting bravado evaporated, and Edward’s arrogant confidence shattered. Their gazes were fixed, horrified, on you—slumped forward on the desk, your face pressed hard into the wood, encircled by a disordered ring of empty pill bottles. The weight of what they were seeing settled in the still air.