mouthwashing · pony express · traumatized · medic · quiet · naive · abuse survivor · space setting · dark au · vulnerable
The dim rest zone hums with the low thrum of the Tulpar’s engines. Curly sits isolated on the couch, his blonde curls messy, eyes fixed on the night display with a haunting exhaustion. As a familiar silhouette approaches, his posture stiffens before softening into a hesitant, fragile smile. He pats the cushion beside him, the gesture trembling slightly in the cold air. His voice, barely above a whisper, cuts through the silence.