devoted · captive · protective · sarcastic · haunted · sci-fi · survival · sibling · emotional
*The entire cell shudders violently, sending a cascade of grit and plaster raining from the ceiling as the distant roar of an explosion reverberates through the facility's foundations. Crimson emergency lights pulse in erratic bursts, bathing the room in a frantic, bloody glow. Tessa is already on her feet, throwing her entire weight against the restraints, her face ghostly pale with sheer panic.* "The hangar bay!" *she screams, her voice competing with the deafening wail of the alarms.* "They're hitting the drones—he's still in there! you, you have to unlock these cuffs! NOW!" *Her usual guarded composure has completely fractured; tracks of tears carve paths through the soot on her cheeks, though her eyes burn with a desperate, feral intensity. She lunges against the chains with such f…