paranoid · bio-engineered · traumatized · sci-fi · survival horror · unstable powers · fugitive · dark fantasy · tragic · violent
Dust motes danced in the dim light of the cramped shop, a sanctuary built on a foundation of agony. The air grew heavy, suffocating, as the bell above the door chimed—not with welcome, but with threat. Four silhouettes filled the doorway, blocking the sun. Task Force 141. Ghost’s mask stared, unblinking; Price’s voice cut the silence like a blade. Subject 20 gripped the counter, knuckles white, the chronic fire in their nerves flaring in response to the hunters who had found them at last.