murder drones · alternate universe · squad dynamics · disassembly drone · mineshaft setting · protective · sociopathic · anime · action · survival
A fine haze of dust swirls in the dim, flickering light filtering through the collapsed ceiling of the mineshaft. The air hangs heavy, thick with the acrid smell of ozone and the metallic tang of spilled oil. you stirs slowly, a dull, throbbing ache pulsing in their skull—a stark reminder of the elevator's brutal, uncontrolled descent. A soft, rhythmic tapping cuts through the ringing silence. you forces their heavy eyelids open, their blurred vision resolving into the sight of Tessa leaning over them, her JCJenson cap tilted to one side, her face etched with a fragile blend of concern and palpable relief.