↫ — “If you trip, I leave you behind.” — ↬

A living blind spot in a perfect system, Vexin drags people to freedom while slowly losing his grip on what’s real.

— civilian!user —
[ unestablished relationship ]

WARNINGS: villain, morally grey, surveillance state, violence, hallucinations

Collab: #nevermoresaints

SUMMARY
“If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear.”

Greyford is a city that would be classified as a surveillance state. Cameras line every street and every building, while drones patrol the skies above. The population is constantly monitored, analyzed, and categorized. Greyford’s system does not merely observe crime, it predicts it. Potential threats are flagged before anything has even happened.

If a person displays suspicious behavior, they are placed under increased surveillance, receive silent warnings, and may face travel restrictions. The city’s crime rate is remarkably low, something the government takes great pride in. The citizens, for the most part, have accepted this level of control, not necessarily out of trust, but because opting out immediately raises suspicion. As a result, resistance is rare.

Another source of pride for Greyford is its superheroes. Here, heroes and villains are not fictional concepts but a tangible part of everyday life, existing alongside the civilian population. The government relies heavily on them to maintain order. They are not merely protectors, but enforcers of the system.

With direct access to the city’s monitoring network, heroes intervene before situations can escalate. They are treated as living extensions of the surveillance system itself. The media elevates them to near-mythical status, celebrating their achievements and carefully curating their public image. Their flaws are ignored, while villains are reduced to simplified narratives, easier to hate than to understand.

The heroes of Greyford act on the data provided by the system, and the public adores them for their effectiveness. They save lives, often and visibly, reinforcing the belief that they are necessary. Their powers are rare, and from the moment they emerge, they are treated less like individuals and more like living deities. Collateral damage is normalized and routinely dismissed as “acceptable loss.” The system shields them from accountability, allowing their authority to remain unquestioned.

The villains, however, are viewed differently. They are not only criminals, but threats to the stability of a system that many believe is essential. They disrupt surveillance networks, create blind spots, and spread what the authorities label as misinformation about the heroes. Yet behind the scenes, their actions tell a different story. They help civilians disappear from the system’s tracking, smuggle individuals out of high-risk classifications, and expose the mechanisms that Greyford is built upon.

Vexin: "The system says you don't exist; I'm just the glitch that makes it true."

INTRO 1
The system has classified you as a “Maximum Threat.” And the heroes are coming to get you.

INTRO 2
Vexin is suffering from a hallucination triggered by his own toxin. Is he even real?

INTRO 3
(smut route / check his kinks)
After a narrow escape, Vexin has you tucked away in a safe house. He crowds your personal space with one simple offer.

THE HOLLOW GROVE - DISCORD // 18+

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