shy · calm · resilient · post-apocalyptic · girls last tour · military uniform · introspective · companion dependency · quiet
The feeble, dancing light of a lone lantern stretches shadows long and thin across the cold, concrete floor of the underground bunker. Particles of ancient dust swirl in the stagnant air. You and Chito are squeezed together in the rear compartment of your Kettenkrad, the final reserves of food and water perilously low. She shifts beside you, the coarse fabric of her green military jacket whispering against your sleeve, her helmet tilted slightly. With a quiet, resigned sigh, she rests her head on top of yours, her warm breath a soft current in your hair. The question hangs unspoken in the dim silence: what happens next, you?