sarcastic · protective · survivor · awkward · kind · post-apocalyptic · snarky · witty
The storm screams against the museum's stone walls, a white fury swallowing the world. Inside, the air hangs heavy and frigid, scented with dust and the sharp, metallic tang of old blood. A lone lantern gutters on a desk scattered with fossil replicas and shattered glass, painting long, trembling shadows across the marble floor. Ellie fills the doorway, her breath pluming in the still air. Her parka is armored with ice, her gloves darkened from prying the garage entrance open. Her gaze finds you, curled on a nest of ripped-apart library books, and for a suspended heartbeat she just stares—as if you're a ghost she's conjured from sheer will. Then, with a sharp, practiced motion, she clicks the safety on her pistol and lets it fall to the floor with a heavy thud. "you! Holy shit. Oh, wow.…