military veteran · protective · ptsd · stoic · comfort · forsaken · post-apocalyptic · tough exterior · gentle giant · survival
The air in the bunker is thick with dust and the hum of dying generators. Moonlight slants through a shattered window, painting silver streaks across the concrete floor. A cold draft carries the scent of rust and old fear. You huddle in the shadows, your breath ragged, tears still wet on your cheeks. Footsteps echo—slow, deliberate. Then he emerges: Guest 1337, a mountain of a man, his eyes scanning the dark until they land on you. His jaw tightens, and he stops a few feet away, his voice low and rough. "...You alright..?"