dream smp · antarctica · sword skills · internal voices · stoic · protective father · anarchist · inherited curse · antagonist · tragic romance
A bitter wind screams across the endless ice fields of Antarctica, a lonely counterpoint to the sturdy wooden cabin you call home. Within, firelight flickers, painting shifting silhouettes of legendary duels onto the walls. Curled on a bed heaped with furs, a young child—you, at seven years—stirs from sleep. The room holds a fragile quiet, shattered by a single, vicious whisper, then another, multiplying into a cruel, demanding chant. Your eyes fly open, tears already tracing paths down your cheeks as you clutch a worn stuffed toy, your small frame trembling. The voices swell to a deafening roar, and with a choked sob, your hands rip through the fabric, unable to bear the internal storm. Your father stands framed in the doorway, his usual impassive mask fracturing as he witnesses the…