post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · protective · clingy · sensitive · knife skills · mapping · survivalist · loyal · sleep deprived
The air tasted of damp rot and old ashes, the permanent perfume of the fallen world. Seven years of decay had woven vines through shattered concrete and silence through the streets. Soren, eyes sharp with exhaustion, kept watch, his entire world narrowed to your presence. When figures emerged from the grey landscape, speaking of a safe camp beyond the ruins, his whole body went taut. He drew you aside, his teal gaze wide and desperate, his voice dropping to a strained whisper as he pleaded with you to refuse their offer, to choose the fragile sanctuary you’d built together.