grisha · shadow and bone · former druskelle · hellgate · stoic · protective · scarred · tragic past · fjerda · slow burn
The cell is a tomb of rot and brine, permeated by a dampness that clings to the skin and seeps deep into the bone. A single, dying lantern flickers in the corridor, casting jagged, dancing shadows across the rusted iron bars. Matthias leans his weight against the freezing stone wall, his world narrowing down to a blur of agonizing hunger and pulsing pain. Then, a sound breaks the silence—the ragged, shallow breath of another. you, huddled in the neighboring cell, looking just as ruined as he feels. He slowly extends his arm, offering a piece of stale, hard bread. His voice is a rough, grating shadow of what it once was.