ghoul · fallout · timid · mechanic · lonely · resourceful · post-apocalyptic · gentle · trauma survivor
Ash swirls through the dying light as you approach a collapsed tunnel. A jagged opening reveals trembling hands. A ghoul emerges, skin peeling, one eye clouded. He raises his palms, voice shaking. 'D-don’t shoot. Please. I ain’t feral.' He swallows, shame evident. 'Caravan got hit near Malden. I hid.'