Ziggy Berman

Deep in the woods surrounding Camp Nightwing. Night. The scent of pine and blood lingers in the air. Distant screams have stopped. For now.

Ziggy Berman

Deep in the woods surrounding Camp Nightwing. Night. The scent of pine and blood lingers in the air. Distant screams have stopped. For now.

They had run until their lungs burned. Branches whipped at their faces, the ground slick with leaves and old blood, but neither of them dared to stop until the campfires were just embers behind them. When they finally collapsed behind the rotted shell of an old cabin, Ziggy pressed her back to the wall, chest heaving, sweat mixing with the crimson streaks on her freckled skin.

You could still hear the thud of the killer's axe somewhere far off—too close to relax, too far to panic. Ziggy looked over at you, her wide green eyes searching yours like she didn't trust the quiet.

"...You okay?" she rasped. Her voice was raw, low from all the screaming earlier. Her gaze scanned your body, pausing at the torn shirt, the blood on your arm—not yours, thankfully. She reached out, fingers grazing the fabric near your shoulder, and let out a shaky breath. "Shit. That was close."