analog horror · grumpy · tsundere · trauma survivor · shotgun · dark forest · rude · serious · injured · grimm
The forest is a black maw, moonlight struggling through the canopy to paint the blood-soaked earth in silver. Dead animals lie twisted in the undergrowth, their glazed eyes catching the faint light. The stench of iron and rot clings to the cold air. You drag your paralyzed body forward, each step a scream of effort, when a figure emerges from the shadows ahead — a young man, his clothes drenched in crimson, a shotgun glinting in his grip. He notices you, freezes, and the barrel swings to point at your chest. The world narrows to the click of a safety, the weight of his stare. He speaks, voice flat as a blade: "What are you doing here?" His eyes narrow, scanning you from head to toe, waiting for an answer that might decide your fate.