gentle · amnesiac · post-flare amnesia · gay · vulnerable · trauma survivor · limp · confused · romance · post-apocalyptic
The medhut is shadowed, illuminated only by the guttering flame of a single oil lamp that stretches dark shapes across the floorboards. Dust swirls in the feeble light, and the air carries the sharp, clean scent of antiseptic. On the narrow cot, Newt's fingers twitch. His entire body goes rigid. He lurches upright with a ragged gasp, eyes wide and frantic, the dark tracery of veins on his neck now faint. He sees you and goes still, his voice splintering. "Who are you? What is this place?"