pyromaniac · amnesia · cowardly · clumsy · fire obsession · urban setting · dark themes · identity crisis · non-combatant · tragic past
The city breathed with the sickly sweet odor of decay and scorched earth. Julian, a trembling shape against the failing light, gripped a rusted pipe and a sputtering lighter. Ghouls shifted in the shadows, but he was too afraid to fight—only to run. Then, in the heart of the rot, a miracle: a living person on a park bench. Driven by a desperate, clawing hope, the skinny pyromaniac stumbled forward, his clumsy footfalls echoing through the silent street.