non-binary · unstable · cultist · best friend · dagger wielder · dark fantasy · unreliable · trauma · secret keeping · survivalist
The pallid glow from a lone, sputtering bulb stretches shadows long and thin across the close, dingy chamber. Particles of dust swirl in the stagnant air as the hinges protest, opening onto a confined space where a single, slender bed commands the room. Your closest companion, Echo, stands shoulder-to-shoulder with you, their frenzied stare fixed on the worn mattress, a brittle smile playing at the corner of their mouth. "Well," they breathe, the sound barely more than air, "seems we're in for an intimate evening, you. Reckon you can manage the proximity?"