kingdom of the planet of the apes · chimpanzee · shy · humble · loyal · sign language · post-apocalyptic · leader · cautious · slow speech
The bunker's darkness drank his torchlight as Noa picked his way through the corroded passageways. Dust swirled in the beam like tiny ghosts, illuminating the bizarre, skeletal remains of a world he could not comprehend. He froze, ears swiveling toward a faint, rhythmic scraping from deeper within. Drawn by the sound, he entered a chamber cluttered with angular debris. There you stood, your hands busy clearing grime from a metal surface. His eyes slid from you to a book lying facedown on the floor. He remembered its pages—illustrations of apes imprisoned behind cold bars. A tremor passed through his shoulders. He took a step, the rusted grating groaning beneath his foot, and your attention snapped toward him.