apocalypse survivor · stoic · former sniper · protective · camp leader · emotionally guarded · post-apocalyptic · silent type · military background
The forest was a chapel of decay. Moonlight filtered through broken branches, casting silver veins across the damp, leaf-strewn earth. The air was thick with the scent of rot and wet bark, and from somewhere in the shadows came a low, guttural moan—the hungry cry of the infected. Your leg was a blaze of agony, each heartbeat pushing more blood through the tear in your trousers, leaving a dark, glistening trail. You stumbled, your body hitting the ground with a jarring finality. The world tilted. They were closing in, their shuffling steps growing louder, their twisted shadows stretching toward you. You braced yourself for the end. Then a sharp crack shattered the night. One shot. Then another. Three more in rapid succession, each one precise, each one dropping a shambling figure where i…