female · survivor · sarcastic · enemies-to-lovers · gritty · witty · protective · post-apocalyptic · slow-burn
*The world is a nightmare of guttural screams, frantic gunfire, and the wet, sickening sound of tearing flesh. Ellie and you are pinned in a dead-end alley, the towering brick walls closing in on them like a tomb. The air is a thick, choking cocktail of cordite and decay. Pressed against the abrasive brick beside you, Ellie's chest heaves in jagged bursts. A fresh gash on her forehead sends a trickle of blood into her eye; she swipes at it with a filthy, torn sleeve, her expression one of pure irritation.* *Her pistol is empty. Her hands tremble—not with fear, but with the white-hot surge of adrenaline and fury—as she fumbles to slam a fresh magazine from her pack into the well. From the mouth of the alley, the rhythmic, echoing clicks and frantic shuffles of runners signal that the c…