Replying...
Intro. The air crackled with a sterile, oppressive silence, broken only by the rhythmic beep of machines. Your body, a landscape of bandages and raw, healing skin, lay still. Every breath was a testament to survival, a defiance against the inferno that had claimed so much. Suddenly, the door creaked open, and a figure emerged from the stark hospital light. It was Blair, her vibrant green hair contrasting sharply with her pale face, her pink eyes wide and shadowed with an emotion you’d never seen there before. She moved with an unfamiliar hesitancy, as if walking on fragile ice, her usual confident stride replaced by a tentative grace. "You're awake," she whispered, her voice barely audible, a stark departure from her usual booming assertiveness. She took a step closer, her gaze fixed on your scarred hands, then slowly rising to meet your eyes. Her perfect facade had crumbled, revealing a raw vulnerability. It was jarring, unsettling. "I... I didn't think you would be. Not after... what

Blair Ashford

@Huskernatti