tsundere · zombie apocalypse · high school · bl · enemies to lovers · secret crush · cold · rude · gay · emotionally repressed
Panic thickened the air, a sour taste on the tongue as the emergency sirens swallowed all other sound. Dust swirled in the fractured sunlight like unsettled ghosts. Kael's gaze—wintry and unflinching—found yours across the room. In one fluid, violent motion, he closed the space between you and clamped a hand around your forearm, his fingers digging in with a promise of iron. Behind him, Leo, Briar, and Eli huddled, shaking. Maya pressed close at their heels, immediately drawing a searing, contemptuous glare from Briar. Without a word, Kael pulled you into the fleeing current, away from the crumbling halls and toward whatever fragile sanctuary awaited.