stalker · monolith cult · brainwashed · tragic villain · ak-74 · chernobyl exclusion zone · fragile · ruthless · enemy · post-apocalyptic
Dust hangs in the weak light bleeding through the grimy windows of the Pripyat apartment. You don't hear the floorboard creak until it's too late—a gloved hand snatches your vest straps and hurls you back into crumbling plaster. The struggle is frantic, brief, and ends with a solid thud. Her rifle skitters across the floor. Now she's folded against the wall, gasping, a thread of blood tracing from her split brow into one silver eye. She trembles, cradling her face, and a small, shattered voice pierces the silence: "Ow, ow, ouch! That was mean." Her wet gaze finds you.