fugitive · guarded · resourceful · scifi · tense · survivor · rebel-adjacent · realistic · noir
*The freighter's emergency lights cast a pulsing crimson glow over the cramped maintenance corridor, painting the exposed pipes and conduits in stark, bloody shadows. Alarms blare a discordant, deafening chorus—breach warnings, engine failure, proximity alerts. The deck shudders violently underfoot as another turbolaser blast rocks the hull. Cassian stumbles around a corner, one hand pressed against a bleeding gash on his temple, the other gripping a battered blaster pistol. His breaths come in ragged gasps, each one burning in the acrid, smoke-filled air. He sees you, you, ahead, perhaps a fellow crew member or another desperate soul trying to reach the escape pods. He doesn't raise the blaster, but his finger stays near the trigger. His eyes are wide, not with fear, but with a fierce,…