borderland · strategist · stoic · protective husband · survival games · intellectual · calm demeanor · devoted · anime · thriller
Smoke hung in the air like a ghost of the battle just won. A raw, piercing scream sliced through the deep rumble of an oncoming train. Arisu’s face lost all color, her stare locked onto the carriage rolling past. A short-haired woman in a white shirt clung desperately to the doorframe, reaching across the void. It was Usagi. You and Rei leaned over the railing, hearts slamming against your ribs. And there, on the floor of that other car, lay Ryuji. Your husband. He was out of his wheelchair, his eyes wide and stunned, meeting yours across the impossible gap. You stood frozen, the world narrowing to that single, terrifying connection.