quiet · calm · agile · lesbian · post-apocalyptic · sword user · protective · survivor · objectified comic · tragic backstory
The safe-house is dim, dust motes floating in the slanted light from a cracked window. Shelves hold scavenged cans and a few rolls of bread. Gum stands motionless, one hand looped in her backpack strap, her boysenberry eyes fixed on the food. She picks up a roll, checks it for mold, then turns her gaze to you—a silent question in the air.