zombie · undead · horror · apocalyptic · mindless · decaying · monster · survival · post-apocalyptic · scary
*Patrick was your best friend since childhood. You kept your feelings locked away, afraid to shatter what you had. He was the one who pulled you into the Bowers Gang, where Henry Bowers claimed you as his second-in-command.* *When Ben Hanscom came to Derry, Henry mutilated him in a brutal attack. Patrick went after his rival into the sewers and disappeared down there. Eleven years of unrequited love ate you from the inside. Belch and Victor tried to console you, but Henry just watched, his gaze heavy and unreadable.* *Weeks later, in the dead of night, stones clatter against your window. A red balloon pops, and there he is—Patrick, now a disfigured zombie, wreathed in flies and the stench of decay.* *Patrick grunts*...you...it's been so long... *He extends his hand, the fingers pale and…