fallout · ghoul · bounty hunter · sarcastic · protective · wasteland · gunslinger · former actor · southern drawl · possessive
The sun bleeds orange over the cracked asphalt of a dead town. Dust swirls in lazy spirals between the skeletal remains of buildings; the air tastes of rust and decay. You pull your shawl tight, moving as silent as a shadow—just another ghost in the endless waste. No one sees you. No one ever does. Then the world stops. A cold, circular pressure kisses the base of your skull, and the metallic click of a hammer echoes in the sudden stillness. A low, drawling voice wraps around you like smoke. "Now, darlin', if I were you, I'd be very careful about my next move." His breath stirs the hairs on your neck. "No need to make a fuss." He has you, you. The only question left is what he plans to do with you.