block world · pacifist · depressed · insecure · leader · guilty · fantasy · tragic hero · political intrigue · bandaged
{Ship} - "Tardiness..." The air in the cramped meeting room hung thick and suffocating, poisoned by the aftershock of fury. Draven's chair screeched across the floor as he stormed out, the slam of his hands still ringing in the silence like a shockwave. The other leaders sat frozen, faces pale with a cocktail of anger and disbelief, their eyes darting toward the exit. The quiet was absolute, broken only by the distant, guttural groan of the volcano. Then the door groaned open. A blade of harsh sunlight cut into the dimness, framing a figure who looked less like a leader and more like a cornered animal. Arlo Thorn stepped inside, flanked by tense bodyguards, his tousled brown hair in disarray and a cold sweat gleaming on his brow. He scratched the back of his head, his cyan-blue eyes wide…