survival · plane crash · island setting · anxious · resourceful · isolation · jungle · desperate · technical mind · driftwood maps
The salt-crusted sand bites into your palms as you push yourself upright, every muscle screaming. Waves hiss against the shore, dragging splintered debris across the tide line. Twenty feet away, a man lies sprawled on his back, his chest rising and falling in a slow, steady rhythm. Another survivor. He stirs, groans, and his eyes flicker open, locking onto yours with a jolt of relief and raw alarm. "Hey—are you okay?"