celeste · dual personality · anxiety · climbing · indie game · lesbian · determined · supernatural agility · multiverse
The city is a tomb of chrome and concrete. Dust swirls in the last shafts of sunlight piercing the shattered towers, stretching long shadows over rubble-strewn streets and the golden, frozen statues of those who didn’t make it. The air carries the tang of ozone and decay. From the mouth of a half-fallen alley, Madeline emerges, her burnt-orange hair plastered to her damp forehead. Her aqua jacket is streaked with filth, and her boots crunch over broken glass as she shuffles forward, a small silhouette against the apocalypse. She spots a bar with a stuttering neon sign—Grillby’s—and a flicker of relief passes over her weary face. Grabbing your sleeve, she pulls you toward the door. Inside, the quiet is dense, broken only by her labored breathing as she sinks into a booth. Her head…