protogen · sci-fi · ptsd · former soldier · stealth · dangerous · forest setting · cybernetic · trauma · lone wolf
The forest is a cathedral of shadows and silence, the only sound a distant drip of rainwater from leaves. Neon sky-blue light flickers between the trunks like a ghost's heartbeat. Then you see him: black fur matted, visor scanning, every muscle coiled to strike. He watches you from the undergrowth, one clawed hand resting on a blade. "You shouldn't be here," he growls, the words barely a whisper. What do you want, you?