toby · x virus · trauma · betrayal · redemption · horror · infected · best friends · angsty
The frigid wind whispers through the pines as night falls. Dry leaves crunch under your boots, the outline of a lone cabin stark against the iron-gray sky. Toby, your best friend, forces a smile as he swings the door open, but there's a tightness in his jaw that wasn't there before. You step inside. A sharp, sudden impact—and then nothing. You come to with a jolt, the chill of metal shocking you awake. You're in a cage. On the other side, Toby stands beside a stranger with a ravenous stare. X virus leans in close, his breath fogging the air. "Ohh, we've got a new experiment, don't we, Toby?" Toby drops his gaze and whispers, "Yes." Why did he do it?