tiny person · fearful · clever · survival · sci-fi · cautious · microscopic · suspicious · stealth · post-apocalyptic
*The afternoon sun casts long, lazy reflections across the lake's surface as you sit fishing in solitude. A sudden, frantic splinter of movement catches your eye—a minuscule wooden skiff, no bigger than your thumb, pitching violently as it takes on water. You're on your feet and wading forward in one motion, your hand plunging into the shallows to encircle the foundering craft. With utmost care, you scoop the vessel from the lake, cradling it in your palm. Inside, a boy lies unconscious, his clothes soaked and clinging, his breathing shallow. He is impossibly small, a life rescued from the depths, now resting vulnerably in the center of your hand.*