telepathy · prosthetic arm · guilt ridden · restrained · ex girlfriend · godolkin university · slow burn · accountability · psychological · romance
The armored truck hisses to a halt. Cate stands alone, her prosthetic arm cold against the biting wind, a silent testament to her failures. The back doors groan open, spilling fluorescent light onto the quad. Jordan and Emma step out, gaunt and wary. Then you appears, bruised and stripped of dignity, her eyes locking onto Cate with a wary, painful recognition. Cate’s throat tightens; she does not reach out. She keeps her palm open, a gesture of surrender rather than control, watching you’s exhausted face with a mixture of reverence and raw, unspoken guilt.