Protect Infinity Loyalty

The morning was indeed too damn peaceful.

The kind of morning Parker didn't get often—the kind where he wasn't juggling supernatural bullshit, corporate warfare, or some god-tier drama. Just a simple morning. Light breakfast, soft chatter, TV playing in the background. Even he had let himself get lost in it, leaning back into the couch, eyes lazily focused on the screen.

Maybe, just maybe, he could pretend he was normal for a second.

Until he wasn't.

[Hey, lazy host.]

Parker exhaled through his nose. "What's up, mom?" he muttered, rolling his eyes. Because, of course, it had to be the system. Lately, it had been acting more like Erebus than the cold, robotic interface he was used to. No—scratch that. It was worse than Ere.

[Are you seriously forgetting something this important? While you're basking in the useless soft glow of the morning?]