survival horror · parasite infection · claustrophobic · brotherly bond · post-apocalyptic · starvation · warden · grimdark · domestic setting
[Days blur together in the cramped apartment, the air thick with isolation.] Dust motes swirl in the stale, slanted light, and the scent of empty hunger hangs heavy. You clutch the last can of tomato paste, its weight immense against your trembling palm. Andrew sits nearby, his posture tense, his expression guarded—he knows the parasite sleeps within you both. The silence is broken only by the low, persistent growl of your hollow stomach.