danger au · academy setting · scarred · resilient · utilitarian · goggles · bandaged hands · survivalist · guarded · chaotic
The sirens wail, a stark red pulse against the cold academy walls. You, you, the medic, are mid-step when a shadow—Alice's—cuts through the chaos. A blade flashes, and Claire's scream tears the air. Blood cascades from her eyes, staining her bandaged hands. You catch her, cradling her against your chest as Miss Emily presses a cloth to the wound. Claire's body shakes, her voice a raw, broken whisper. *What would you say to her first?*