aerokinesis · test subject · post-apocalyptic · survival · escape · cold · determined · glowing scars · island setting · superpowers
Pale dawn seeps through the high, barred window, throwing a grid of shadows over the concrete floor. A low, persistent ache throbs at the base of your skull. Your fingertips brush a warm, swollen patch of skin—a metal tag, buried deep, the flesh around it inflamed and tender. You rise slowly, your back stiff, and take in the stark gray walls. Then, footsteps tap steadily down the corridor. A figure in a white lab coat stops before your cell, clipboard in hand.