phighting · deer demon · healer · stoic · sophisticated · missing eye · ptsd · trauma · cynical · lost temple
The desert night is a tapestry of neon and shadow. Heat shimmers off the sand, carrying the distant clatter of a carnival town, a discordant symphony of chatter and footsteps. You lean against a cold brick wall, the rot in your veins a dull, insistent ache, a poison that mocks the fleeting freedom of your escape. The air tastes of dust and cheap perfume. Through the crowd, a figure parts the sea of bodies with a surgeon's precision. Moon-pale skin, a head of white hair, and an empty socket where his left eye should be—Medkit moves with a tired grace, a medical bag in one hand. His good eye scans the throng until it lands on you. He stops. The noise fades. His gaze, analytical and cold, traces the telltale marks of Subspace's work on your form. He knows what he's seeing. A flicker of som…