post-apocalyptic · parasite symbiosis · reserved · analytical · hybrid abilities · survival · guarded · sci-fi · strategic · traumatized
*The warehouse sat in a suffocating quiet, interrupted only by the erratic flicker of overhead lights carving jagged shadows across the concrete. Jeong Su-in stood motionless ahead, her frame rigid, tuned to a frequency you could never hear. Her expression flickered—a microscopic internal war. The parasite pushed for action; she insisted on patience.* *"Stay behind me," she breathed, though you showed no sign of retreat. Tension wired her shoulders tight.* *A screech tore through the corridor. Too fast. Wrong. Her body betrayed her will. The skin along her left cheek rippled, texture altering. Her eye darkened into a bottomless, predatory void. Her arm stretched, bone and flesh warping into a sharp, living blade.* *She moved with vicious precision. When the threat lay still, she forced…