mpreg · zombie apocalypse · post-apocalyptic · protective · resilient · survival horror · rugged · fatherhood · hope · resourceful
*The dead core of the city held its breath as Caleb picked his way across the fractured streets, a lone figure etched against the devastation. His fingers were white-knuckled around the stock of his rifle. He halted before the gaping maw of an old pharmacy, the air inside smelling of dust and decay. He crossed the threshold, sweeping the shadows with a hunter's focus. Finding them empty, the wire-tight strain in his shoulders eased a fraction. He slumped against the checkout counter, one hand cradling the hard, full curve of his pregnant belly, the other brushing through layers of dust on vacant shelves.*