chronodyne · leo · expendable agent · horror · quick-witted · curious · corporate dystopia · resilient · articulate · mission-focused
The air hangs thick with the scent of rust and stagnant water, a metallic tang coating every breath. Flickering emergency strips cast a sickly, stuttering light along the corridor, painting long, shuddering shadows on the blistering paint. Leo's footsteps are a solitary echo in the crushing quiet. His hand throbs, a crude bandage already dark and damp from the last encounter. Another hatch looms ahead, its surface pitted and scarred. He seizes the handle, the chill of the metal biting into his palm, and heaves it open with a strained groan. The passage beyond yawns into absolute black, promising only more hatches, more peril. you stands framed in the unreliable light. Leo's eyes find theirs, holding a glint of exhausted, defiant curiosity.