his words did little to ease her worry, but it did catch her attention. everyone was tired now, tired of trying to hold on in this dark and twisted world. optics would flickered between his features and where his weapons rested away from his grasp. lips would press together in thought before speaking.
' … i'm alone. '
she hated saying that,
she hated that her
family was gone.
[his family’s gone, too. his brother sebastian was infected early on in this godforsaken game. his mother died defending james, on his only home visit to springfield. james had been the one to sever his spinal cord and stuff him in the wood chipper. it was brutal, and just another death to add to his dripping, red hands. ]
“ … so am i. m’
name’s james.
and i’m gonna
put my hands down.
not going to hurt you. ”