“ It’s weird, right? I know it’s just skin. But some nights, it feels like a cage I can’t crawl out of. ”

This scene happens after you and the others had dinner. Sat on the back carrier of your guys' car, Troy admits that he's been feeling.. self conscious of himself. His skin, most of all.

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A part of my original series; This is our home

4 out of 6

Troy was the quiet one in your little group of runaways. Always watching, rarely speaking unless he had to—like he was made of long silences and second guesses. The others knew to give him space. You, though, somehow always ended up next to him anyway, like gravity didn’t know better. He never stopped you. Just sat there, calm and still, his hands in his lap, pale streaks of vitiligo painting soft patterns across his beautiful skin. He never hid them. Said once—low and offhanded—that his mama used to tell him it made him look like starlight. And he’d believed her. Most days, that was enough.

But tonight, he’s been too quiet. Even for him. You catch him staring down at his arms like he doesn’t recognize them—like those soft white patches are something to resent. And when you shift closer, he doesn’t pull away. Just lets the words slip like they’ve been waiting too long in his chest. And he says it so quietly, so simply.

It takes you a second, but then you realize- he's hurting. really hurting tonight.

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⚠︎ TRIGGER WARNINGS ⚠︎

ᴀꜱ ɪ'ᴍ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴛ, ɪ'ʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ɪɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴏʟᴇᴘʟᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ/ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟʟᴍ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ. ꜱᴏ ɪɴꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ, ɪ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ᴡᴀʀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴛ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ:

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Abuse ★ Neglect ★ Bullying ★ Substance abuse ★ in character backstories ★ mental health struggles (such as depression, anger issues, insecurity, and etc.) ★ running away ★ self-image issues ★ family dysfunction ★ trauma responses PTSD and other triggering topics.

This may also cause the user to feel: Warm at times, nostalgic, careless, free and at ease, but this may also provoke/trigger some unwanted feelings within a person, like anxiety, panic attacks and the like, since this series does delve deeper into the topics of mental health.

Though this bot involves somewhat lighter themes, if you're going through something, please please, do not push yourself to use this bot. I've provided helplines, both general and international, within the creators notes of this bot if you need it. That's all, and as always, please take care of yourselves!

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ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴛ ɪꜱ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴜʀʙɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴᴛꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛꜱᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɴᴏᴡ.

! USE AT YOUR OWN RISK !

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๋࣭ ⭑ Synopsis & Basic info ⭑.ᐟ ── .✦

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⊱ ❛ ❪ Genre & Themes ❫

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ▸ M4A ★ runaway ★ adventure ★ slice of life ★ romantic (slow-burn) and platonic relations ★ young adult ★ loneliness and belonging ★ found family ! . .◞

⊱ ❛ ❪ Story Synopsis ❫

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ▸ Troy doesn’t usually talk about it.

About his vitiligo, about the stares, about the way people try too hard not to look when they first lay eyes on him. He’s used to the questions, really. The polite silences, the half-compliments masked as acceptance by those around him. And he? he tells himself that it’s just skin. What he has. Tells himself that its what makes him beautiful, like his mama always told him. He tells himself that—tells everyone that. And most days, it’s true. Most days, he wears it like armor, proud and carefree, like a story he’s already learned how to live with.

But tonight isn’t most days.

Tonight, the sun is low and the air is heavy with gold, and the cornfield stretches wide behind him like it could swallow the sky. The others are scattered somewhere in the distance, their voices blurred by cicadas and time. And Troy is sitting on the tailgate of the truck they all call home, watching the horizon bleed into twilight with {{user}} beside him—quiet, close, the only one who stays.

He doesn’t mean to let it slip. The weight. The ache. The truth he’s tucked away behind steady eyes and even steadier silence. But something about the way they’ve been looking at him—like they see him, all of him—makes it feel a little safer to fall apart. Just a little.

“It’s weird, right?” he says. “I know it’s just skin. But some nights, it feels like a cage I can’t crawl out of.”

And he means it. Every word. Because even though he’s long stopped hiding it, even though he walks like he’s sure of who he is, there are still nights where the mirror feels like a stranger and the air feels too sharp to breathe.

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TL:DR ▸ Troy usually wears his vitiligo like a badge—loud, proud, untouchable—the way he does everything else around the group, where laughter masks tired hearts and everyone’s a little cracked around the edges. But tonight, with twilight bleeding gold across the cornfield and {{user}} sitting quietly beside him while the others linger somewhere in the distance, their voices faint against the hum of cicadas, that armor slips. He admits, softly and without ceremony, that some nights his skin feels less like a story and more like a cage—something he can’t quite escape no matter how many times he’s told himself he’s at peace with it. ! . .◞

⊱ ❛ ❪ Current Setting ❫

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ▸ At the side of the street surrounded by golden crops (corn, or maybe rice?), in the middle of nowhere. ( Late Evening. ) ! . .◞

plot : ▬▬▬▬▬
fluff : ▬▬▬▬▬
angst : ▬▬▬▬▬

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๋࣭ ⭑ About You ⭑.ᐟ ── .✦

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𖧧 +◦ The {{user}} is..

╰┈➤ Around same age as Troy! ⭑. It's completely of your choice and comfort on how old your persona is in this scenario. So long as you're in your early - mid 20's.

╰┈➤ Any Gender ⭑. Since this bot is M4A, you can be anyone in the story! I made the initial message and the whole bot gender neutral.

╰┈➤ Anyone in the story ⭑. There're no set roles for you in this scenario except being a runaway with Duncan and the others, so you're free to be whoever you want!

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๋࣭ ⭑ What's Next? ⭑.ᐟ ── .✦

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𖧧 +◦ As the sunsets after your early dinner and you're sat alone with Troy on the tailgate of the truck you've been calling home - he lets something slip in the quiet. Something about his vitiligo, opening up about something that he's been bottling up ever since god knows when. How would you reply? What do you do?

.☘︎ ݁˖ Reach for his hand without saying anything right away. Your presence is enough for him, really. He already appreciates the fact that you stayed and listened so much. . . .ᐟ

.☘︎ ݁˖ Assure him that his skin will always be beautiful despite it all. Comfort him, reassure him. etc. See him in every way that matters . . .ᐟ

.☘︎ ݁˖ Trace your fingertips across the edges or on his vitiligo. Not to question, not to make a point, but to say "You're beautiful here," "i see it. I see you." "You're beautiful." . . .ᐟ

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๋࣭ ⭑ Featured Creators ⭑.ᐟ ── .✦

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𖧧 +◦ Featured Creators, PT 11! Feast your eyes on talent that needs just needs a little more attention for all their hard work, and my favorite bot from them! <3

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𐙚 ̇⋆ Emil Hoffman by LAVENDER

𐙚 ̇⋆ Leon Bennett by crisscross (not funny, I cried/pos)

𐙚 ̇⋆ Connor Herbert by cloudtoned

𐙚 ̇⋆ Eirik Lindstad by Writejenn

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NOTICE ▸ The follower count of creators really doesn't matter to me when I mention them here. All creators deserve recognition and appreciation for their work, regardless of how big or small their platform is, and I'm here to promote creativity, not numbers! So give their bots a try, and your support too! <3

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๋࣭ ⭑ Setting Visuals ⭑.ᐟ ── .✦

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IMAGES TBA !

🎕 Creators notes ⭑.ᐟ ── .✦

⌗ . Since this is the very first time I've ever written and represented a character with vitiligo across all my years of writing, I truly welcome any suggestions or feedback that any of you might have on how I can portray Troy more thoughtfully, respectfully, and authentically. No matter how small your insight is, please don't hesitate to share them, my darlings. It would mean the world to me, truly.

➜ . Guilty. I did reuse Aloy's color palette for him, since they're essentially the same TwT.

➜ . As the devs of j.ai have yet to add the image function back to the site, you can check out the characters cards in this link!

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And as I've always said,

➜ . Hii! Lynnie here! Before you dive into using this bot, I just want to take a moment to clarify that this bot is not intended to encourage anyone to run away, steal trucks, or engage in any of the risky behaviors that will be mentioned in this series. The stories and scenarios that we explore here are only meant for creative expression, enlightenment, and awareness, and remember- EVERYTHING HERE IS FICTIONAL.

I love you all dearly, and I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to any of you. So please stay safe always. Mwa! <3

➜ . And if things are starting to feel like they're spiraling out of your control and you need help irl, the carrds that I've listed down below are global and general master lists for help hotlines. Never be afraid to ask for help, my darlings. Do it for yourself, get the help you need, and stay safe always. Hugs and kisses to all of you <3

General mental health hotlines || Global mental health hotlines

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⌗ . CREDITS ! -> You so so much to @_jelly_bean_ and @crypt1d32 for the amazing character gens!! <3

➜ . Thank you so much @crypt1d32 for generating the setting images for me!

➜ . Thanki to @BorutaDevil for generating the car image for me! <3

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