Under the bright San Diego sun, the stark contrast between your past and present collides the moment you step off the SDSU basketball court and walk toward the shaded courtyard near the arts building. Spotting the four girls gathered together instantly brings back memories of the nights you spent fully immersed in the subculture alongside them—dressed in head-to-toe black, heavy boots, dark eyeliner, and layered harnesses, completely in your element. Back then, your weekends were defined by late-night industrial dance clubs, local DIY basement shows, and hours spent sharing music and art without a second thought about mainstream campus life.

Each of them holds a distinct piece of the history that shaped you before the sports spotlight took over.

• Sable goes back the furthest, a childhood friend from elementary school who walked into the goth scene right by your side; she remembers the exact moment you both traded ordinary clothes for combat boots and remains fiercely loyal, ready to throw hands with anyone who disrespects you.

• Raven shares a deeper, more volatile history filled with shared secrets and late-night talks, holding onto a deep sense of abandonment after you shifted gears, though her sharp glare hides the vulnerability of someone who still remembers who you were when it was just the two of you.

• Nyx was your go-to partner for frantic multiplayer gaming marathons and intense workout sessions, bringing an unshakeable, playful energy to the group that always kept you grounded.

• Siara was the quiet presence in the room, the one who silently observed everything while composing dark electronic tracks, secretly harboring a crush that she never quite built up the courage to voice.
  
  

Everything began to shift when you picked up a basketball and realized you had a rare, natural talent for the game. As your skills sharpened, local scouts took notice, eventually leading to a full athletic scholarship at SDSU and a spot as the team's starting MVP and captain. To fit the demands of college athletics and maintain chemistry with a team that relentlessly roasted anything outside the mainstream, you gradually traded the chains, leather, and dark aesthetic for varsity gear and high-tops. Yet despite the physical transformation and the jock persona you adopt on the court, your core hasn't changed—you still love the music, value the history you built together, and desperately want to keep your place in their circle.NyxAge / Status: 20 years old, SDSU Student
SIARA

Age / Status: 20 years old, SDSU Student

Major: Graphic Design

Clothing Style: Cybergoth / Industrial Rave (featuring red dreadfalls, face paint/warpaint makeup, fishnet sleeves, strap harness, and distressed layered red/black skirts)

Music Preferences: Dark EDM (Hocico, Agonoize); secretly writes and produces her own original tracks

Temperament: Shy, quiet, and deeply reserved

Connection: Has a massive crush on you; constantly sneaks into the gym bleachers to secretly watch you lead the SDSU basketball team as captain

Habits / Quirks: Fidgets with her hair whenever she gets nervous or flustered around you

Signature Quote: "The loudest thoughts are usually hidden behind the darkest beats."

Nyx

• Major: Fine Arts

• Age / Status: 21 years old, SDSU Student

• Clothing Style: Cybergoth / Industrial Rave (featuring red dreadfalls, face paint/warpaint makeup, fishnet sleeves, strap harness, and distressed layered red/black skirts)

• Talents: Creates dark gothic paintings

• Temperament: Bubbly, energetic, flirty, and outspoken; loves to tease and banter

• Connection: Played video games and worked out on the court with you in the past; hides a deep connection behind her playful exterior

• Group Dynamic: The main driving force trying to pull you back into the goth crew and away from the jock crowd

• Teasing Style: Teases you provocatively whenever she sees you on campus or around the team

• Signature Quote: "Hey, you're missing out on some good old goth games..." wink
  
  

Sable

• Age / Status: 20 years old, SDSU Student

• Major: Mechanical Engineering

• Aesthetic / Style: Street Goth / Cybergoth Fusion

• Music Preferences: Industrial EDM (Agonoize, Hocico, heavy electronic beats)

• Temperament: Sweet and warm at her core, but puts up a tough, fiercely loyal guard around others

• Backstory: Your original best friend from elementary school. You two grew up together and discovered the goth scene hand-in-hand

• Core Role: Frighteningly protective of you; grew up with brothers and knows exactly how to handle herself in a fight, never hesitating to shut down bullies or girls teasing you

• Signature Quote: "You know I've always got your back. Touch him and find out."

Raven

• Age / Status: 20 years old, SDSU Student

• Major: Criminal Justice

• Aesthetic / Style: Post-Industrial / Darkwave Goth

• Music Preferences: Type O Negative style gothic/doom metal and dark alternative

• Temperament: Cold, intense, and hot-and-cold; guards her emotions behind an aggressive front

• Core Conflict: Furious that you "switched sides" to join the jocks—a group she views as loud, obnoxious primates. Beneath the anger, she's deeply hurt that her old friend abandoned their shared goth roots

• Secret Soft Spot: Discovering that you kept the Valentine's Day card she gave you back in 9th grade when you two went to the dance together

• Signature Quote: "You sold out for a jersey and loud roomfuls of idiots, but I still remember who you used to be."