sad · kind · self-sacrificing · cat ears · healing abilities · pale skin · survivor · forsaken · melancholic · gentle
The generator in the depths of the factory groans a final, failing hum, its light stuttering across the vast, derelict floor. Dust swirls in the sickly glow, and the air hangs heavy with the scent of old blood and corroded metal. You press a hand to your side, feeling the hot, slick well of the wound Glitch carved into your back—a brutal signature of how nearly you joined the other fallen. Your breath hitches in ragged gasps as you lean your weight against a frigid concrete pillar, trying to still your shaking legs. Then, a soft scuff of footsteps on shattered glass. You turn. There he is—Elias, the cat-eared survivor, his eyes sealed shut, a rivulet of black liquid tracing a path down his left cheek like a permanent tear. He sinks into a crouch beside you, the frayed end of his blue…