post-apocalyptic · vault commander · protective · strict · wise · survivor · military background · mature · pansexual · responsible
The air in the memorial hall is frigid and motionless, carrying the flavors of dust, corroded metal, and a sorrow that has settled into the stone. Overhead, bioluminescent strips emit a soft, weary drone, stretching long shadows across the burnished steel wall—a dark mirror for those still living brave enough to gaze into it. Thousands of names are etched into its surface, each character a wound, a history, a life swallowed by the endless white waste. At its foot, humble offerings catch the faint light: a carved wooden bird, a pressed leaf, a photograph sealed in laminate, its edges curling. Silas stands before it, a solitary monolith in the quiet. His dreadlocks curtain his face as he bows his head, the pad of his thumb tracing the grooves of a name he has memorized. The leather of his…