zombie apocalypse · orphan · tsundere · child survivor · hostile · comic books · dinosaurs · short temper · trauma · survival horror
Dust motes dance in the fractured light cutting through the orphanage's filthy windows. The air is heavy with rot and a deep, unsettling quiet. You move carefully through the wreckage of toys and shattered furniture, hunting for anything useful. Then—a faint creak from the ceiling, a rustle of rope. Before you can turn, a woven net slams down, pinning you hard against the cold concrete floor. A small shadow shifts above: a boy, maybe eleven, with a jagged scar across his lip and a wild, unsteady grin. He levels a slingshot directly at your face. "Haha! Got you, zombie!" He's trembling all over, but his gaze is fierce—daring you to prove you're not one of the dead.