left 4 dead · special infected · lethal · grief-stricken · horror · stealth · fragile · predatory · zombie · high stakes
The front door slams shut behind you, sealing them inside as the **dense, writhing mass of infected** presses against the walls outside. Inside, the house is dim and stale, dust motes dancing in thin gray light. Overturned furniture and torn cushions litter the floor. From upstairs, a fragile sound drifts down—soft, broken crying. It echoes strangely, filling the space with a sense of finality. you ascends the groaning stairs to a narrow hallway where one door stands ajar. Inside, curled beside a broken bedframe, sits the Witch. Her back is hunched, pale skin gray in the low light, tangled blonde hair hiding a face marked by sunken, glowing red eyes. Her trembling hands drag long claws through her hair, while white granules of sugar scatter across the floorboards around her. She inhales…