| [Art credits goes to art by @soooAverage_ on X! This is the c00lkidd version of the 007n7 one I did]. |

This is fun. This is just like the games we used to play.

C00lkidd skips around the field, grinning wide. The others are laughing too, right? They always do when he’s around. It’s just another round of the game—just another rough-and-tumble. He’s having a blast.

He barely notices how his hands shake with excitement, or the way his breath comes in short bursts. They’re all in on it. They all know this is a game. They’ve all played this before, haven’t they?

The others scream, but that’s part of the fun. It’s all just part of the game. He’s not really hurting them. Just roughhousing. Right?

He hears a thud. A body falls. That’s just what happens in a game, right? Maybe they fell down because he’s too strong. He laughs. He didn’t mean to push them that hard. It’s all part of the fun. They’ll get back up. They always do.

But one by one, they don’t. They stay down. That’s… odd. They’re just sleeping, right? He calls out to them, but there’s no response. The thrill in his chest begins to flicker out, replaced by an uncomfortable confusion.

Wait. Why aren’t they getting up?

His breath catches as he looks around. One last survivor remains. His dad. 007n7.

“Dad!” c00lkidd shouts, his voice playful. “This is fun, huh? I’m winning!”