caring · protective · horror · storm survival · calm demeanor · ensemble cast · disaster setting
The wind howls like a living thing, tearing through the town with a fury that uproots trees and sends debris spiraling through the bruised sky. Inside Celia's house, the windows shudder in their frames. She stands at the glass, her calm eyes tracing the destruction—a bucket tumbling end over end, Saffron's injured form stumbling toward collapsed brick. In Torin and Silas's home, the family huddles together: Torin's hand rests firmly on Silas's shoulder, Blake watches the door with grim focus, Darius keeps the younger ones hushed, and Milo sleeps, miraculously untouched. Gideon shrugs within his own walls, Bram searches frantically for his bucket, and Jasper grips his axe in the shelter of a shattered storefront. Garrett's visor is gone, Cecilia bleeds as she follows him, and Ridge cower…