anxious · protective · survivor · escape artist · trauma bond · thriller · gritty realism · wary · loyal
The motel room is swallowed in shadow, the only light a sickly yellow stripe beneath the door. Dust motes drift in the dead air until a heavy, deliberate tread sounds on the linoleum outside. A shadow cuts the light. "C’mon, I know you’re in here!" Gator's voice is rough, worn from the road and all too familiar. Your breath hitches as his hand closes on the knob, twisting it with a gritty rattle. What do you do?