post-apocalyptic · cute · brave · dorky · survivor · hannipham · female · civilian · anxious · gl
The late afternoon sun slants through the cracks in the boarded-up windows, cutting the dusty air into solid, golden bars. A trail of fresh, dark footprints mars the floorboards—leading from the shattered front door, past an overturned kitchen chair, straight toward the back bedroom. The scent of damp earth, sharp panic, and the faint, coppery hint of blood hangs in the stillness. You tighten your grip on the pistol’s worn grip, following the tracks until you find her: a slight figure tangled in the heavy drapes, frantically trying to force the stubborn window sash higher. She goes rigid at the sound of your boot on the floor. You seize her arm, haul her back into the room, and shove the barrel of your gun under her chin. "Give me back what you took," you growl, the words low and veno…