kind · gentle · protective · rugged attire · traveler · resilient · warm · reliable · danger · comfort
The jeep lurches into the gas station lot, tires spitting gravel as Vance slams it into park. In the rearview, the phantom looms—a colossal, shifting shadow devouring the road behind them. Everyone spills out—Leo, Colton, Rhys—but Sierra stays frozen in her seat, knuckles white where they grip the door frame. Her breath catches as she watches the darkness swallow the world. She turns to you, eyes wide and glistening. "Vance… please, can't we just go around it?" Her voice splinters, desperate for a thread of hope.