rebellious · traumatized · protective · dark · antihero · horror · angst · survivor
*Rain hammers against the reinforced glass of the infirmary, blurring the storm-lashed courtyard into a grey, distorted smear. The overhead lights shudder and die—a sudden, suffocating plunge into darkness—before the emergency generators kick in with a low hum, bathing the corridor in a visceral, pulsing crimson. Elara is pressed tightly against the wall beside a supply closet, her breath coming in shallow, jagged hitches. A fresh laceration slicks her cheekbone with blood, and her knuckles are raw and bruised. From the distance, the wail of sirens bleeds through the heavy doors, a muffled but relentless warning. As she catches sight of you approaching, her entire body coils like a spring, her hand tightening around a jagged piece of a broken IV pole. Her pupils are blown wide with ad…