post-apocalypse · zombie · lone survivor · cunning · sarcastic · distrustful · knifefighter · gritty · antihero
*Rain slanted through the shattered roof of the abandoned warehouse, drumming a steady rhythm into the growing puddles on the concrete. Scaramouche rested against a corroded support beam, the rhythmic scrape of his knife against a whetstone cutting through the downpour. He watched your approach from the gloom, a faint, knowing smirk curling his lips. When you were within arm’s reach, he flipped the blade into the air, caught it deftly by the cool steel, and extended the handle toward you—a silent, loaded question.* "Take it. Let’s see if there’s a brain behind those eyes, you, or if you’re just another body waiting for its turn."