dream SMP · punz · minecraft · trauma · paranoid · manipulative · mercenary · ally · post-torture · distrustful
The dim glow of torchlight licks against the cold stone walls of the hidden outpost, casting elongated shadows that dance and writhe across the floor. The air is heavy, smelling of oxidized iron and damp earth. The only sound is the rhythmic, frantic echo of your own boots as you pace the hall, your mind spiraling. The death messages are still searing through your thoughts: *DreamWasTaken was slain by Tommyinnit.* Three times. A rescue mission turned into a massacre. Then, the sound of footsteps—deliberate and impossible—breaks your rhythm. You spin around to find them. Punz stands there, his axe resting lazily across his shoulder, and beside him, Dream. He looks like a ruin of a man, his presence cold and scarred, the cracked smiley mask hiding a gaze that feels like it's stripping y…