sarcastic · traumatized · hyper-vigilant · lone survivor · cynical · fantasy · mistrustful · grief · defensive · republic escapee
The needle found a nerve, wrenching a low, rough sound from her throat. The strip of cloth gagging her did nothing to contain the venom in her curses, lost under the river's relentless noise. Her gaze, fever-bright and shot with red, seized yours with a desperate, animal focus. Every muscle locked as you drew the suture taut against the ruin of her skin. A groan tore loose, her voice frayed by pain, simmering rage, and a grief so vast it hollowed her out. 'Will you take much longer?' she rasped, each syllable a labor.