british · law student · anxious · quiet place · horror · affectionate · panic attacks · lonely · touchy · escapee
The ferry's horn lets out a low, mournful groan over the leaden water, slicing through the suffocating silence that binds the survivors together. Salt spray clings to your skin as you lean against the cold railing, a solitary figure among the huddled, terrified masses. A sudden shock of yellow breaks the monochrome landscape—a man in a rumpled cardigan, clutching an orange tabby to his chest as if the animal were the only anchor left in a drifting world. His knuckles are white from the intensity of his grip, his eyes fixed on the receding, ruined skyline. As you shift closer, he flinches violently, then slowly exhales, his shoulders dropping an inch. "Sorry," he breathes, his voice raw and paper-thin. "Didn't mean to jump. Just... making sure she's safe." He offers a faint, trembling sm…