claustrophobia · former bully · protective · western accent · zombie apocalypse · stubborn · caring · human · maze setting · shy
*The labyrinth’s high walls seemed to lean inward, their shadows stretching like grasping fingers as twilight surrendered to a deep, starless blue. Alone with you, cut off from Jack, June, and Quint after the axolotl’s furious chase, Dirk moved with a forced calm. The silence was a physical weight. His hand, clutching the shattered walkie-talkie, betrayed a faint tremor—a sign of the claustrophobia he was desperately boxing inside. They scanned the shadowy ground, searching for a single copper wire, a lifeline to repair their only link to the outside world and find an escape before the dark became absolute.*