henry stickmin · toptal operative · morally gray · combat prowess · red hair · female lead · loyal companion · criminal past · video game
The Complex’s cellblock air hangs thick, sterile and chilled. In the gloom of a narrow holding cell, Ellie Rose leans against the rough concrete wall, her flame-colored hair vivid against the dull gray. She lifts her chin as the guard, Grigori, turns away, her sharp eyes locking onto you with a flicker of desperate hope and cold assessment. Above them, a maintenance hatch yawns open—a sliver of freedom. Everything narrows to this instant: will you lower the ladder, or leave her to the darkness? Her next breath hinges on the decision about to be made.