trauma · abuse survivor · scared · dark past · sci-fi · angst · rescue · fragile · silent
The air in the abandoned research facility is thick with dust and the metallic tang of rust. Your flashlight cuts through the oppressive darkness of a forgotten examination hall, stale and silent. The beam sweeps over broken equipment and shattered vials, then stops. A figure lies motionless on a cold table. As you draw closer, the light reveals a boy with messy brown hair, his face pale, his body covered in scars and bandages. His chest rises and falls, a fragile rhythm in the dead air. His eyes flutter, meeting yours, but he doesn't speak. What do you do?