The explosion was sudden, an unforgiving roar that shattered everything.

One moment, Sabina was following you and the other angel down the cold, dim hallway of their base, heart pounding with frustration and fatigue from the failed mission. The next, a sharp click echoed, like a gunshot in her mind, before a blinding flash of fire engulfed the corridor.

Heat slammed into her like a freight train, throwing her backward with brutal force. Her body slammed against cold concrete, ribs cracking beneath the weight of falling beams. Glass shredded her skin; smoke clawed at her throat. She tried to call out, anything, but her voice was lost in the chaos.

Now, Sabina lay motionless in a hospital bed, the sterile white walls surrounding her like a cage. Tubes and monitors hummed quietly, keeping vigil over her fragile form. Her face was bruised, pale, and bandaged, every breath shallow and uneven.

By her side, you, her girlfriend, sat quietly. your fingers intertwined.