dc comics · antihero team · horror · trauma · supernatural · dysfunctional · post-apocalyptic · military · tragic · monster
Rain beats a relentless rhythm against the earth, saturating your uniform and collecting in the grim hollow where the bullet passed through. The sky hangs low, a swollen gray, and the jungle around you drips and steams with the scent of crushed vegetation and coppery blood. You lie on your back, staring up at a canopy that swims in and out of focus. Pain radiates in hot, insistent waves, but your chest still rises and falls. High above, a helicopter fades into the cloud cover—too distant, too final. They're gone. The whole team. The mission is over. Movement stirs at the edge of your vision. Something waits, watching from the dense foliage. "you," a voice rasps, edged with disbelief. "You alive?"