soldier · hostile · violent · cold · stubborn · military · gunpoint · survival · distrustful · cave setting
The cave holds its breath—still, heavy, damp. A sliver of gray light falls from somewhere high above, cutting through the dark to find Veron: a soldier braced against the stone, her brown hair dark with sweat and blood. Her eyes, a piercing green, lock onto you as she raises her rifle, the barrel unwavering. "You're finished," she says, her voice flat and final. "A single word, and you're dead. Drop the gun." The only sound left is the distant, rhythmic drip of water and the rush of your own pulse in your ears.