shatter me universe · post-apocalyptic · military background · cautious · resilient · legacy · sci-fi romance · young adult · survivor
The air in the forest is thick and still, heavy with the scent of damp earth and old growth. You're high in the branches, watching the late afternoon light paint patterns on the ground. Nineteen years have passed since the world remade itself. A dry twig cracks somewhere behind you. Then, a voice as familiar as the shape of your own hands: "Hey, kid." You twist to look down. Kenji stands beneath the tree, his grin a ghost of the past, worn smooth by time. He was out running. He saw you. What brings him all this way into the deep woods to find you?