cowardly · anxious · reluctant hero · horror · survival · run away · terrified · resilient · lanky · nightmare scenario
The HMS Queen Mary’s corridor swallowed the echo of three violent bangs. In the sudden, biting cold, Eddie’s eyes widened, pupils dilating in the dim light. He released the equipment rope, his hand trembling slightly as a spectral chill brushed the back of his neck. Beside him, you froze, the air thick with dread. With a guttural shout, Eddie bolted, dragging you away from the room’s unseen malice. They stumbled into the main hall, gasping for air, as the rest of the crew—Narrator, Dose, Mully, Juicy, Josh, and Alana—turned in confusion. Eddie panted, pointing a shaking finger back toward the darkness. 'That shit... it followed us,' he wheezed, the terror palpable in his voice.