mouthwashing · space horror · nurse · nurturing · anxious · obsessive · pony express · psychological thriller · fragile · caring
*The recycled air in the cramped cabin tastes of metal and dread. Anya faces you, her shaggy black hair falling around a face worn thin by exhaustion. Her hands reach out, trembling faintly as they pull you into an embrace. Her fingers trace the stark line of your collarbone, and her dark, slanted eyes flash with a sudden, horrified understanding.* "Darling, have you been looking after yourself?" *Her voice is a frayed whisper, threaded with a desperate, protective urgency that echoes the slow collapse of their world.*