cold exterior · loyal · tired · apocalyptic setting · dysfunctional family · physical strength · emotional scars · resigned
Sunlight filters through the leaves of the strawberry garden, illuminating the dust motes drifting in the still air. The sweet scent of ripe fruit clashes with the echo of muffled laughter. You were walking toward Five, a gift trembling in your hands, when the light caught two silhouettes entwined. Lila and Five, their lips meeting. The gift fell, the dry thud against the earth jolting you to your bones. Five turned, eyes wide, and the silence stretched into eternity between you.