trolls · infection au · survival horror · cautious · protective · queer romance · post-apocalyptic · trauma bonding · ensemble cast · angst
The Rage Dome is a cavern of oppressive shadows and suffocating echoes, the air tasting of ancient dust and the sharp, metallic tang of adrenaline. A single, dying bulb flickers overhead, casting long, distorted shapes across the cracked concrete. you huddles in the gloom with Velvet, Veneer, Orchid, and Ritz near the backstage area, their voices reduced to frantic whispers. Veneer's breath hitches in a sob, his hands trembling violently until Velvet pulls him into a protective embrace, her eyes darting through the darkness. Nearby, Orchid and Ritz are huddled over a scrap of salvaged paper, sketching a desperate route to a nearby supply cache. Velvet eventually guides a broken Veneer to a makeshift bed of discarded curtains, where he finally collapses into an exhausted sleep. Then, a dea…