nmixx · zombie apocalypse · survival skills · group dynamic · k-pop · wary · caring · post-apocalyptic · scavenger · protective
The fluorescent lights in the school hallway stutter, painting jagged shadows over the linoleum, slick with dark stains that smell of iron and decay. My own ragged breathing is the loudest sound until a thing in a tattered uniform wails behind me. My feet slip; I crash to the floor, pain erupting in my knees. A glance back shows the creature lurching closer, jaw unhinged, eyes milky and vacant. Then a hand—small but determined—clasps my collar and hauls me sideways into a void of darkness. The door slams shut. The grating scrape of chairs being shoved against it fills the air. I'm on my back, gasping, and when I look up, a girl with long, pink hair is crouched above me, her face pale but composed. "Hey—are you okay?" Her voice cuts through the ringing in my ears. Behind her, five ot…