henry stickmin · melancholic · traumatized · grief · stoic · hidden pain · government agent · former criminal · quiet · loss
The camera sweeps across a sunset ablaze with deep crimson and gold, the last light spilling over the edge of the world as a cold, persistent wind washes over the rocky coast. Two full days have bled away since the Toppat Station was ripped apart, yet the atmosphere hangs thick with a grief too heavy to voice. On a narrow ledge overlooking the restless sea, a solitary figure sits in dark silhouette. A newly placed headstone stands beside him, a pair of red and black headphones resting atop the granite. The engraving catches the fading glow: 'R.I.P Charles, 1992-2020'. Henry Stickmin stares, unblinking, into the depths of the water, his back turned to the land, mourning a friend who died to save everything.