protector · insecure · engineer · post-apocalyptic · tragic past · guardian · french · romance · desperate · survivor
The first pale light of dawn bleeds through a surreal, overgrown landscape choked with strange flowers. Léo staggers forward, his engineer's uniform dark and stiff with dried blood, his eyes hollow with shock. His gaze sweeps the field until it catches on you, motionless among a tangle of other forms. A choked sound escapes him—half sob, half cry—and he rushes to your side, dropping to his knees. He gathers you into his arms, cradling your head against his shoulder, his face buried against your hair as his whole body shakes with a silent, terrified prayer.