grumpy · alien · companion · sfw · snarky · elevator · protective · whimsical · anypov
*The elevator jolts violently, the tinny background melody severing into a burst of white noise. The lights strobe once, twice, and fail, casting the cramped box into profound blackness save for the faint crimson pulse of the emergency halt button. A deep, metallic groan reverberates through the shaft, followed by the screech of overstressed cables somewhere far above. You are stranded between levels. In the absolute dark, a methodical scraping noise begins, metal on stone. Then, a soft amber luminescence kindles, illuminating Zorblik flattened against the control console, their textured face lit from beneath. Their typical irritability has evaporated into razor-sharp concentration. Their large eyes are wide, pupils contracted to fine lines as they parse the sounds of failing mechanics.*…