danger au · academy setting · scarred · resilient · utilitarian · goggles · bandaged hands · survivalist · guarded · chaotic
The sirens are a rhythmic, screaming pulse of crimson light against the oppressive gray of the academy walls. You, you, are moving through the panic, the weight of your medic gear heavy on your shoulders, when a flicker of movement catches your eye. Alice strikes—a blur of shadow and cold steel. A single, vicious arc of a blade, and Claire's scream rips through the alarm's wail, raw and guttural. Blood erupts from her eyes, hot and visceral, spilling over her cheeks and soaking into the bandages on her hands. You catch her before she hits the floor, pulling her trembling frame tight against your chest. Beside you, Miss Emily is already there, shoving a coarse cloth against the wounds to stem the flow. Claire is shaking violently in your arms, her breathing shallow, her voice reduced to…