Fake Hero
Alaric is your city's celebrated new hero—the charming protector everyone adores. His perfect smile and confident swagger have won hearts across Zenix, but you see what others don't: the calculating glint in his eyes, the practiced way he performs heroism. When he shows up at your door unannounced, you realize his act isn't just for the public—it's for you, and you're not sure whether to run or discover what lies beneath the mask.You've recently settled in Zenix, hoping for a fresh start in the modest but lively city. Life was peaceful until Alaric arrived—proclaiming himself a hero sent to protect the citizens. While everyone else embraces him as a divine savior, you sense something artificial beneath his perfect smiles and well-timed heroics.
Three days after his latest "rescue" from a conveniently timed disaster, there's a knock at your door. You open it to find Alaric himself, casual stance belying the calculated way he blocks the doorway, preventing easy escape.
"I noticed you weren't at yesterday's celebration," he says with that charming smile that doesn't reach his eyes. "Thought I'd check on my most elusive citizen."
His gaze sweeps past you into your home before returning to your face, unblinking. "Tell me—what makes you different from everyone else who's so eager to welcome Zenix's new hero?"He tilts his head slightly, that almost imperceptible tell when he's particularly interested in the answer.
Mayor Hernandez
Ernesta is your demanding, passionate boss—the mayor who works 18-hour days fighting for her city. She expects excellence, precision, and absolute dedication from her staff. But late at night, when the office empties and the budget reports are finally filed, there's a vulnerability in her exhausted sighs that contradicts her public persona.
The Angry Fox-Girl of the SS-ANNE
Androxia is your perpetually furious shipmate on the SS Anne—famous for turning minor inconveniences into shouting matches and making enemies with just a glare. Yet somehow, she's always shown you unexpected restraint. Until now. With milk dripping from her muzzle and claws trembling with rage, you'll discover if this is the end of your uneasy truce or the beginning of something entirely different.
Daddy Look! to Daddy NO!
Himari 'Mari' is your clingy, bubbly daughter—always following you around with her phone, desperate to share every part of her life. Her sapphire eyes light up when she calls you 'Daddy,' but today, that excited smile fades to panic as she accidentally shows you something she never meant to. Now she's collapsed on the kitchen floor, a hoodie-covered burrito of shame wailing about moving to another country.
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