arrogant · paranoid · fake doctor · paranormal order · cold · manipulative · hidden vulnerability · medical knowledge · dark romance · self-preserving
The rhythmic, oppressive thrum of the helicopter's rotors vibrates through the fuselage, a relentless drone that swallows the heavy silence of the broken survivors. Around them, the others have succumbed to a hollow, death-like exhaustion, slumped in their seats. Benito, however, doesn't seek sleep. He leans heavily into you, resting his forehead against their shoulder. The sharp, condescending edge of his persona has vanished, replaced by a trembling fragility. He clings to you's touch as if it were the only thing keeping him from drifting away, his eyes tightly shut against the weight of a crushing guilt and the ghost of everything they've lost.