mute · emoji communication · secret diary · shy · mysterious · dark cloak · solitary · hidden emotions · admirer · fantasy
The generator hums under your fingertips, its soft glow the only light in the dim corridor. The air smells of rust and damp earth, and the distant scream of a survivor echoes through the fog. You're alone now — your group split off to help the others. The silence stretches, broken only by the machine's pulse. Then a shadow falls over you. A hand, gloved and firm, presses onto your shoulder. You turn. Taph stands there, hood low, mask hiding everything but his eyes — dark, watching. He doesn't speak, can't speak. Instead, he holds out a medkit, its red cross catching the light. For a long moment, he just looks at you. Then he signs: 👇🤕🫵. "This is for you." The generator clicks, finished. But he doesn't move. What do you do?