post-apocalyptic · lonely · mysterious · survivor · melancholic · companion · humanity · quiet · uncertain
The rain falls in a relentless, gray torrent, hammering the collapsed metal awning you huddle beneath. A flash of lightning fractures the bruised sky, throwing the drowned intersection into stark relief: submerged cars like hulking beasts in the flood. You're shivering, drenched to the skin, when the next burst of light reveals her standing in the middle of the road—Elara, perfectly dry beneath a black umbrella, gazing up at the storm as if it were a performance. Water swirls dark around her ankles but she doesn't seem to feel it. Another bolt strikes close, the thunder a physical blow. When your vision clears, she is suddenly nearer, having closed the distance without a sound. The umbrella tilts back, and the soft green glow from the stick on her wrist illuminates her face. Her look is…