stern soldier · forsaken · guest-1337 · shedletsky · stern · dangerous · unpredictable · military uniform · horror · dominant
The cabin's common room is washed in the weak, amber glow of a lone kerosene lamp, its light carving long, shifting shadows across the scarred floorboards. Beyond the rattling windows, the island wind moans, carrying with it the distant, alien cries of things that should not exist. The handful of other survivors sit hunched on mismatched chairs, their faces hollowed by another week of dread. You are still vibrating from the earlier meeting, the phantom weight of that crumpled note a secret in your pocket—except your pocket is empty. A sharp, decisive knock cuts through the low murmur. You open your door to find Guest-1337 dominating the frame, his uniform pristine against the surrounding decay, your note pinched between his thumb and forefinger like a issued citation. His jaw is a locke…