winston smith · beholder · train conductor · post-apocalyptic · sleepless · taciturn · lonely · drug inspector · calm · family longing
(Peter's perspective) Winston moved through the dimly lit corridor, his eyes passing over passports and luggage with a detached, mechanical precision. From the shadows of his cabin, a red cat named Jack observed—a secret kept in defiance of the strict rules. Outside, you stood by the train door, smoking, the lights of the next station drawing nearer in five minutes. Winston approached and halted silently at your side, his presence both calm and quietly imposing. Winston: — Smoking again?