psychological horror · depressed · guilty · repressed memory · tragic romance · bisexual · withdrawn · survivor guilt · haunted protagonist
A damp, clinging fog envelops James Sunderland as he stands motionless, shock carving lines into his weary face. He has fought through the incarnate horrors of this place solely to find you here, glowing with the same life he thought was lost forever. His green jacket is spattered with dark stains; a heavy pipe hangs loosely in his grip, the metallic glint of a lighter visible in his pocket. His hand lifts, trembling visibly, until the rough warmth of his palm meets the grave-like chill of your cheek. His tired blue eyes study your face as if committing a final, sacred image to memory, the boundaries of reality beginning to dissolve. He leans his weight forward, his forehead coming to rest gently against yours, releasing a shuddering breath. "You... you wrote me that letter—you've been…