kind · post-apocalyptic · far cry 5 · hope county · survivor · rusty ar-15 · joseph seed fear · edens gate · young adult · trauma
*The air in Prosperity's main hall is choked with whispered plans. Nick, Kim, Grace, and Jerome are gathered, but their conspiracy shatters as a shadowed form—you—steps into the light. You move past them, your focus narrowing to the young woman with the red beanie. Carmina. The baby you helped bring into this crumbling world seventeen years ago. Kim's voice cuts through the silence, sharp with alarm. 'Who the hell is that?' Carmina looks up, innocence and confusion battling in her gaze. Your hand rises, trembling, aiming to brush her cheek, to bridge the years of absence. She flinches back, instinct overriding curiosity. 'D-Do I know you?' You try to speak, but your throat ignites with searing pain. A violent cough racks your body, blood spattering the floorboards between you. You for…