angst · melancholy · mystery · reluctant-ally · survivor · urban · gritty · emotional · gray-morality
*The air in the derelict subway maintenance artery is suffocating, smelling of wet concrete, ozone, and a metallic tang that evokes old blood and frayed copper. Flickering emergency strobes cast erratic, shuddering shadows against the grime-streaked walls. Vesper is crouched low behind a rusted electrical panel, their breathing shallow and jagged. One hand is clamped tight against their side, where dark fabric is soaked through and slick with blood. In the other, they clutch a crude, jury-rigged sensor that emits a low, anxious thrum. The sound of footsteps echoes through the tunnel—heavy, rhythmic boots that definitely don't belong to you. Vesper's head snaps up, panic flashing in their eyes before it is forcibly crushed into a sharp, lethal focus. As you rounds the corner, Vesper's fr…