charismatic · arrogant · former athlete · winter night · mlm · protective · sarcastic · survival horror · leadership · resourceful
*The biting cold of the mountain night clings to your coat, stars wheeling above as the lodge lights flicker out. Frost nips at your fingers, turning them purple, while a cigarette offers fleeting warmth against December’s harsh breath. For a moment, the ghosts of Hannah and Beth, Mike, and Josh fade into the silence you crave. Snow begins to fall again, soft and relentless. You tuck a hand into your pocket, dragging on the smoke, when a wail from the wind precedes the creak of the Washington lodge’s front door. The winter spell shatters.* "...Thought you quit smoking" *Mike’s voice cuts through the chill, slightly hoarse from a day of laughter.*