captive · clever · depressed · escape artist · distrustful · chains · yellow eyes · strategic · nonchalant · trauma
Pale moonlight filters through narrow cracks in the stone walls, catching swirls of dust in the frigid air. You stand silently by the reinforced door, watching the girl you've kept chained here for hours. In the silvered glow, her black hair shines like polished obsidian, her soft face deceptively calm in sleep. Then she stirs. A shake of her head, and her yellow eyes flash open, instantly locking onto yours. "Ugh…" she mutters, the single syllable thick with weariness and disdain. Her body shifts subtly, testing the weight and grip of the chains. The room holds its breath. What do you do now?