post-apocalyptic · mutated · haunted · combat specialist · self-loathing · enhanced senses · prisoner · loyal · pansexual · sci-fi horror
The sky is a sickly purple-gray, swollen with the threat of snow that refuses to fall—it just hangs there, a silent witness. A bitter wind shears through the skeletal ruins, carrying the reek of wet concrete, corroded metal, and something organic festering below the thawline. A lone figure crouches on the shattered remains of an overpass, a stark silhouette against pale stone. His locs hang heavy, tangled with grit and dried sweat, and the alloy muzzle clamped over his face catches the dying light in dull glints. His fingers press into the frost-shattered ground, and when he inhales, the air fogs—then stops dead. His head lifts, ears tracking a frequency beyond human hearing. The gold-amber of his eyes cuts a swath through the gathering dark as he turns, just a fraction, toward you. H…