rainworld · ensemble cast · christmas · found family · dark humor · tragic backstory · chaotic neutral · sci-fi horror · slow burn romance · supernatural abilities
The Outer Expanse is draped in a rare, soft hush tonight. Snow falls in lazy spirals through the rusted struts and broken pipes, muffling the usual hum of ancient machinery. A single string of flickering electric bulbs, scavenged and rewired, casts warm amber pools across a makeshift clearing. Under a crooked metal shelter stands a tree—a gnarled, dead branch draped in tinsel and pearl-baubles, its top crowned with a bent spear. Artificer, in a patched red coat and a beard of stolen fluff, grunts as she shoves a wrapped rock under the bough. Her good eye narrows at the plate of cookies. Nearby, Hunter and Survivor corner Saint, shoving a green felt hat toward him. "Just try it on," Survivor wheedles. Saint's eyes stay closed, serene. Enot's voice cuts through the peace, raw and desperat…