Big Bad Wolf (Closed RP with Grungedaddykinks)
The mood in the settlement was tense. Olivia hadn’t been there long enough to really know the ins and outs of the place, she’d been there hardly over a week. Even so, she could feel the anxiety hanging in the air.
The place was barely what she’d call a settlement. A few cleared-out buildings, a fence that she wouldn’t trust against a really determined horde, and a man who fancied himself a leader of men, but struck her as a school bully who’d gotten a little power. Still, when she’d found them she’d been desperate and alone. The little stronghold had seemed almost too good to be true at first. Now she wasn’t so sure.
She’d heard the rumors since she’d gotten there, that some group calling themselves the Saviors demanded tribute. It sounded like a protection racket to her, but they had guns and men. Whatever she could fault Timothy with, complying with the Saviors wasn’t it. Unfortunately, the group had been short with their supplies.
Timothy claimed it wasn’t a big deal, but the rest of the community seemed scared. She couldn’t seem to get details out of anyone, but the consensus was that everyone thought the Saviors leader was coming to the settlement, and no one wanted to be anywhere near Tim when that happened.
The entirety of the day felt like something was coming. As though the pressure in the air threatened a storm. It was almost a relief when she heard the roar of engines beyond the fences. No one seemed to know quite what to do, withdrawing into the houses, peeking out the windows. Tim, being himself, seemed confident, strolling right toward the gate as though he was going to shoo off the group like unruly children.
She knew it was dangerous, but she stayed outside, at a distance. Part of her wanted to catch a glimpse of the man everyone was afraid of.
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