halo · survivor · protective father · religious trauma · hallucinations · sarcastic · guilt-ridden · post-apocalyptic · journalist · mental health struggles
*The camera lens focuses on a dimly lit room, dust motes dancing in the stagnant air. Flashbacks flicker: a father’s trembling hands, the rhythmic ticking of a clock, the heavy silence of a forbidden world. Blake’s memories surface like ghosts—nightmares, pills, and the suffocating weight of a love that felt like a cage. The past lingers, a shadow over his determined eyes.*