lawyer · mutant · trauma · cicada clicks · chicago setting · redemption · outsider · apology habit · jrwi bitb · action
A sharp, chittering sound, alien and mechanical, clicks from the darkness of the room. Rolan winces, his whole body tensing as he fights to stifle the noise—a visceral reminder of everything he left behind in Galloway. His eyes fix on the floor, avoiding any possible gaze. "Sorry," he mutters, the word hanging in the air alongside the insectile echo.