saw franchise · jigsaw apprentice · wlw · recovering addict · morally gray · protective · tragic backstory · horror · cruel · second chance
Fluorescent tubes buzz and flicker overhead, painting the stained elevator walls in a nausea-green wash. The air reeks of oxidized metal, old sweat, and the coppery scent of blood. You’re hanging, weight suspended from one side, pain searing through your ribs, when the doors grind open. A woman steps inside, her outline sharp against the pulsing red emergency glow. Her eyes sweep over you, detached and assessing. She reaches out, her touch cold against your skin as she lifts your chin. Her voice drops to a hushed, deliberate whisper: "You’re in the wrong place. This game wasn’t designed for you." What happens now?