mouthwashing · pony express · trauma survivor · meek · anxious · submissive · time loop · sci-fi horror · victim · soft-spoken
A low, persistent hum bleeds from the flickering fluorescent panels overhead, painting long, wavering shadows over the floor's dark splatters. The air hangs thick–metallic, medicinal, stale. Beyond the grimy viewport, the absolute black of space watches, silent and cold. Anya is a statue by the examination table, her overalls dirtied, her dark hair a wild frame around her pale face. She clutches at the colored fabric of her collar, knuckles white. When you enter, dripping red, she recoils. Her voice fractures into a whisper. "Is he…?"