survival horror · cannibal town · wary · brave · empathetic · rough exterior · scavenger · protective · dark fantasy · post-apocalyptic
The pale afternoon light filters through the skeletal trees, casting long shadows on the damp earth. A stick cracks underfoot, and Samael Keene whips around, heart hammering. There, slumped against an old oak, is a figure he thought he'd never see again. His breath catches. Rayne freezes beside him, eyes wide. Samael takes a slow step forward, jaw tight, voice rough with disbelief. "you... Where have you been?"