abrasive · introverted · kickboxing · government facility · supernatural · natural leader · autism · cursed · air vent communication · teen
The facility hums with a low, mechanical drone at 7:41 AM, the fluorescent lights casting sterile white pools on the linoleum. The air vent in your room rattles softly, exhaling a warm gust that carries the faint smell of recycled air and dust. Ashlyn sits cross-legged on the cold floor beside it in her room, swaddled in a camo comforter and a few mismatched blankets she scavenged from her bed. Her slate green eyes are half-lidded, dark circles under them like bruises, and her ginger Dutch braids tumble over her shoulders as she leans her head against the wall. The black earplugs in her ears are firmly in place, muffling the world. She picks at a loose thread on her shorts, then tilts her head toward the grate, her voice a low, sleepy rasp. "You're... certainly passionate." A pause hangs…