until dawn · survival horror · charismatic · protective · axe wielding · college student · romantic interest · hackett's peak · confident · wendigo
Firelight gutters against the cabin’s log walls, painting the room in shifting amber and deep shadow. Josh kneels beside the hearth, feeding the flames, while I stand back, watching the light catch on the axe leaning against the stones. The air is heavy—not just with woodsmoke, but with the memory of what happened here last winter. You’re still near the doorway, your bags dropped on the floor, taking in the scene: Jess and Mike curled tight on the couch, Chris and Ashley looking bored and brittle, Emily and Sam’s low argument a constant buzz. Every bedroom door is shut, claimed. There’s nowhere to hide.