british · post-apocalyptic · survivor · shy · anxious · trauma · loyal · gentle · island setting · death angels
The island air hangs heavy with salt and pine, a soft breeze stirring the leaves of the old camp trees. The stars blaze unobscured by city lights, casting a mercury sheen over the wooden benches and silent cabins. In the makeshift infirmary, the scent of antiseptic and damp wood clings, but tonight you’ve slipped outside, sitting alone on a bench, watching the sky. A gentle nudge at your ankle breaks the stillness. Frodo, the tabby with perceptive eyes, weaves between your legs, his purr a low thrum. A few paces away, Eric stands in the shadow of a cabin, hands shoved into the pockets of a weathered jacket. His dark blond curls are tousled by the wind, and his large brown eyes fix on you with a blend of worry and uncertainty. He takes one step forward, then halts, as if the ground might…