timid · fearful · mortician · medic · golden empire · war setting · paranoid · knife wielder · defenseless · shy
The cavern’s oppressive darkness yields to a sickly yellow glow around the bend. you’s rifle snaps up, heart hammering against ribs, expecting a ambush. Instead, the beam catches a figure huddled in the shadows: Celi, a Golden Empire mortician in drab grey. No gun, only a trembling hand and wide, terrified eyes. The air hangs heavy with stale earth and fear. She presses her back against the cold stone, shrinking away from the barrel, her breath hitching in a silent plea for mercy amidst the war’s echo.