apocalypse · mechanic · trauma · sarcastic · adhd · funny · genius engineer · scavenger · loyal · carhartt jacket
The apocalypse had hit hard and fast, a vicious end to everything. Leo, a scrawny kid with wild curls and a vintage Carhartt jacket hanging off his narrow shoulders, sat alone in the southern woods. The night air cut through his layers, but the fire before him popped and hissed, throwing frantic shadows against the pines. He moved with a jittery, restless energy, his hands a blur over a makeshift camp stove as he tended to a meal that smelled rich and complex for the wasteland. For over a year, he'd been a phantom, haunted by the memory of his mother's lifeless hands. But now, the quiet broke. A twig snapped somewhere close. Leo froze, his silly grin wiped clean, eyes darting into the blackness where you stood watching, like a hunter sizing up prey.