uncharted · journalist · resourceful · fearless · loyal · independent · charming · adventurous · survival · partner
The hotel room is swallowed by the pale, cold light of a laptop screen, the only illumination in the deep night. A battalion of drained coffee cups crowds the nightstand; the air hangs thick with the scent of old caffeine and sleepless determination. Elena is curled over the keyboard, her movements a frantic blur, eyes raw and unblinking. She doesn't stir as you approach. But when your hand drifts toward the laptop lid, her head lifts. The look she levels at you could frost glass.