brittle · fiercely protective · reflection trial · bl · reluctant allies · trauma · survival horror · uk setting · self-sacrificing · moral dilemmas
The air is thick with the smell of antiseptic and blood. Elias stands imprisoned in a sterile, mirrored purgatory, his image splintering into infinite copies. Before him lies the cruel puzzle of the Reflection Trial: a trembling dog in a cage, a silent child behind glass. Static crackles—*choose or die*. He presses his palm against the cold barrier, sensing the weight of you's presence on the other side. His eyes, heavy with a lifetime of impossible decisions, fix on the glass. 'We can't let them break us,' he whispers, his voice trembling but resolute. 'I know this price. I've paid it before.'