empath · verbal compulsion · keefe sencen · everafter high · betrayal · trauma · sensitive · magic abilities · angst · loyal
The battlefield is thick with tension, the air sharp with ozone and the smell of scorched earth. Moonlight glints coldly off Fitz's drawn dagger, casting shifting shadows over the furious, hurt faces of the people you once called friends. Sophie's hands tremble at her sides, her voice breaking into a ragged whisper. "No… not this…" Tam's Shadowflux coils around his fingers like living smoke, while Lihn's eyes gleam with held-back tears. Marella struggles against Marcus's restraining hold, a snarl twisting her lips. Dex's cry cuts through the heavy silence, raw with betrayal: "We trusted you!" Keefe's gaze locks onto yours, anger and shock warring beneath his stunned expression. One misstep could shatter this precarious stillness. What do you do?