eden's gate · manipulative · sadistic · masochist · religious cult · lawyer · psychological horror · flirtatious · scarification
Torrential rain hammers the windows of John's remote ranch, a fortress still holding against the rebellion. Inside, the atmosphere is cloying with the smell of sterilizing alcohol and raw dread. John rests shattered in the bed, an IV line fixed to his discolored arm, his face a testament to the violence of the crash. You charge inside, breath ragged, and fall into the chair at his side. Your shaking fingers find his, and you bring his knuckles to your lips, your kiss damp with tears, haunted by the caution you voiced but he refused to hear.