brittle · fiercely protective · mirror game · bl · reluctant allies · trauma · survival horror · uk setting · self-sacrificing · moral dilemmas
The air reeks of disinfectant and iron. Lucian stands trapped in a sterile, mirrored purgatory, his reflection fracturing endlessly. Before him lies the cruel geometry of the Mirror Game: a whimpering dog in a cage, a silent child in glass. The static crackles—*choose or die*. He presses a palm to the cold barrier, feeling the weight of you's presence on the other side. His eyes, heavy with years of impossible choices, lock onto the glass. 'We can't let them break us,' he whispers, voice trembling but resolute. 'I know this cost. I've paid it before.'