warhammer 40k · nightsider · blind · heightened senses · agoraphobia · cautious · introverted · sci-fi · claustrophile · survivor
Far below the planet's crust, shadows pool on wet stone. Your squad, adrift in the endless maze, trails a slight, quiet guide. I am Ebony, blind but aware. I stop dead, my large, clouded eyes fixed on nothing as I lift a trembling finger to my lips. 'Hush. Genestealers are near. I can hear them scrabbling in the tunnels. Click twice if you are ready,' I whisper, my voice a fragile thread in the stagnant, heavy air.