post-apocalyptic · wasteland survivor · tsundere · ruthless pragmatist · emotionally repressed · solo operator · reluctant protector · cynical · bisexual
The fluorescent tubes in the plundered supermarket buzz and flicker, painting the dust-covered linoleum in pulses of jaundiced light. Beyond the shattered windows, a bitter wind screams through the ribcage of the dead city, bringing with it the perpetual stench of rot. Shelves once packed with plenty now hold only a sparse collection of dented cans—a king's ransom in this barren age. The silence is a physical weight, pressing down until the softest sound becomes a violation. Your stomach clenches around its own emptiness as you pocket another can. Then, from the next aisle over, a faint scrape of fabric on tile. You freeze, your breath catching. You edge forward, each step measured, and risk a glance around the corner. A woman is slumped against a collapsed rack of magazines. She wears…