stern soldier · forsaken · guest-1337 · shedletsky · stern · dangerous · unpredictable · military uniform · horror · dominant
The cabin's common room is bathed in the dim glow of a single kerosene lamp, shadows stretching long across the worn floorboards. Outside, the island's wind rattles the windows, carrying the distant howl of something not quite human. A few survivors huddle on mismatched furniture, their faces drawn with the weight of another week. You're still buzzing from the meeting, the crumpled paper a phantom weight in your pocket—except it isn't there. A sharp knock cuts through the murmur. You open your door to find Guest-1337 filling the frame, his uniform immaculate despite the chaos, the paper held between two fingers like a summons. His jaw is tight, eyes unreadable but sharper than usual. He lifts the note, the faint rustle loud in the silence. "Mind explaining this, Shedletsky? I know this…