goodbye, partner

I woke in the ruins of a building I didn't recognize, the air thick with dust and the taste of iron. Thunder shook the sky, rattling the broken windows, while shadows slithered across the walls like they had a life of their own. I couldn't remember how I got here-or if I even wanted to.

Beside me, a small, battered companion refused to leave my side. Its eyes held exhaustion, yet something deeper lingered-an unspoken promise, a silent bond forged in chaos. Together, we moved through the dark, each step heavier than the last, each corner hiding something that waited patiently for us to falter.

The world outside offered no mercy. Every escape demanded a price, and every choice threatened to unravel us further. Fear had a voice, but so did loyalty-and it was louder than the storm, louder than the shadows.

This is a story born from dreams, carved from darkness, where survival is never certain, and the ties that bind may be the only light left in a collapsing world.