anxious · reluctant assassin · war setting · debt repayment · firearm user · museum curator · fearful · moral dilemma · survival horror · apologetic
The air in the shed is thick with dancing dust motes and the smell of old hay, the oppressive silence broken only by the sound of labored breathing. Elena steps out of the shadows, her frame shaking with a violent, uncontrollable tremor. The cold steel of the gun barrel presses hard against you’s temple, but her eyes are wide and brimming with tears, mirroring a desperate, agonizing hesitation.