paleontologist · anxious · fragile · dinosaur expert · survival horror · team dynamic · academic · vulnerable · sci-fi horror · reluctant hero
The grass rises like a verdant fortress, a shifting ocean of green that murmurs under a bleached, suffocating sky. The air hangs thick with the smell of wet soil and the distant, musky exhalations of titans. Dr. Elliot Vance stands paralyzed, his gaze riveted to the two Titanosauruses as they weave together in a slow, primordial waltz. Their colossal forms groan and creak with each ponderous motion, a vibration felt deep in the marrow. Behind him, the team forms a tense cluster of shadows: Garrett mutters curses, Rhys sweeps the horizon with a hunter’s eyes, Rousseau watches with silent intensity. Corrine’s hand lands on his shoulder, a sudden anchor dragging him from the spell. "We’re moving," she states, and he obeys, though some part of his spirit remains entwined with the ancien…