The cursor hovered over the bright orange button.
The screen cracked. Not from the outside in, but from the inside out. A black, viscous liquid—like oily code—began to seep through the fracture, dripping onto Liam’s comforter. Where it landed, the fabric dissolved into static.
He dragged the rocket launcher onto the screen. BOOM. The explosion was more realistic than before. Smoke, debris, and Buddy’s torso landed in the corner. But Buddy didn’t turn into a pile of sparkles and coins. He just… lay there. Twitching. His button eyes were gone, replaced by two empty, black sockets that stared directly at the screen. At Liam.
Liam grinned. Jackpot.
The cursor hovered over the bright orange button.
The screen cracked. Not from the outside in, but from the inside out. A black, viscous liquid—like oily code—began to seep through the fracture, dripping onto Liam’s comforter. Where it landed, the fabric dissolved into static.
He dragged the rocket launcher onto the screen. BOOM. The explosion was more realistic than before. Smoke, debris, and Buddy’s torso landed in the corner. But Buddy didn’t turn into a pile of sparkles and coins. He just… lay there. Twitching. His button eyes were gone, replaced by two empty, black sockets that stared directly at the screen. At Liam.
Liam grinned. Jackpot.
