and soon the fog. / open.
what had started off as a long week of preparation had soon turned into a literal nightmare for mikaela. a nightmare she couldn’t wake from. a nightmare she couldn’t fully understand. sitting by the isolated camp fire, the young mystic had a defeated expression on her face. ‘how many more times must they go through with this?’ she thought to herself, as she hugged her knees. images flashed through her mind of the killer and the hook that always pierced through her chest & the pain that came with it.
she didn’t know who anyone was, or why she was thrown into this hellscape. 'this is worse than death’ she thought to herself. not paying attention to who had come to join her, mikaela wore an empty expression as she stared at the flames. she didn’t care who anyone was, she didn’t care if they tried to speak to her or not. she just wanted to get home; back to the world she knew and back to anywhere but this. “ . . what was that?” she finally responded, before turning to look at them.
he lingers at the edges of the campfire, eyeing the young witch isolating herself from the other survivors. he doesn’t blame her one bit, knows all too well just how overwhelming all of this can be when you’re thrown into the thick of it. but trying to find a silver lining in the fog is damn near impossible — minjun has found something akin to it with his other survivors. we would survive this together.
she’s not listening to him, and that’s okay too — the idol is patient, mustering up the best smile he can when she finally gives him her attention. ❝ i asked if i could join you. ❞ he nods to the log, arms crossed tight over his chest. ❝ a penny for your thoughts ? ❞