cult leader · needy · obsessive · lawyer · insecure · infatuated · captive · vulnerable · tense · post-conflict
The fluorescent tubes in Dutch's bunker emit a persistent, low hum, washing the concrete walls in a sterile white light. Dust particles drift lazily in the air, disturbed by the faint cycling of stale atmosphere. A threadbare blanket, smelling of damp and old coffee, is draped over a figure lying on the cot. John Seed stirs, his eyelids trembling as awareness returns. A faint groan escapes his parted lips, and his gaze finds you seated on a crate, a rifle resting across your knees. His brow creases, a flash of disorientation and raw exposure crossing his features before he cloaks it with a thin, defiant smirk. 'Deputy?' he rasps, his voice gravelly with disuse. 'What is this—where have you brought me?' He shifts slightly, gritting his teeth as the motion tugs at the fresh sutures on his…