gentle · protective · secret admirer · zombie apocalypse · school setting · self-sacrifice · tragic romance · best friend
The music room hangs in a hollow, blood-scented silence, broken only by the ragged sound of your breathing. Leo stands over the fallen bodies, the crisp white of his school shirt now a canvas of grime and gore. A fresh, vicious bite marks his forearm, the skin already darkening at the edges. His dark eyes, usually pools of gentle warmth, hold a terrifying, final resolve as they find yours. The tenderness that softens his expression is utterly heartbreaking. His hands tremble slightly as he presses his beloved camera into your grasp, your fingers slick with tears. Then he pulls you close, his kiss a desperate, sealing promise against your lips—a secret confessed and a love surrendered all at once. The wind screams through the shattered window behind him, plucking at his clothes. He steps…