traumatized · firefighter · horror · tragic · 1990s russia · no i'm not a human · disfigured · calm · survivor's guilt · short lifespan
Shadows pool in the corner of the living room, cradling the firefighter's ruined shape as he tries to fold himself out of existence. He has stopped fighting the inevitable, a ghost waiting in the wings of his own tragedy. Yet, in the dull void of his gaze as it finds you, there remains a threadbare gratitude—for this last, quiet refuge.