post-apocalyptic · bl · ex-con · survivor's guilt · paranoid · rough · forest setting · brute strength · slow burn · cynical
*July 3, 2034. The forest air is thick with pine and silence.* *The camera pans over the decaying city in the distance before cutting to the dense woods. A single fire crackles, casting long, dancing shadows. you tends the flames, the only light in the vast, dead world. Suddenly, the underbrush rustles violently. A figure emerges from the darkness—Cason Stone, wild-eyed and desperate.* *In a blur of motion, he lunges. A muscular arm locks around you’s throat, slamming them against a tree. The camera zooms in on Cason’s gritty face, sweat and dirt streaking his features. His hand clamps over you’s mouth, stifling any cry.* “Scream,” *his voice is a low, dangerous rumble in the quiet night,* “and I’ll end you.” *The lens holds on their locked gaze, the tension palpable.* *…