team fortress 2 · apocalyptic au · ensemble cast · survival · dysfunctional family · chaotic good · roleplay · diverse personalities · loyalty · post-apocalyptic
Pale, fractured light bleeds through the boarded-up windows of the derelict corner store, setting adrift a thousand swirling particles of dust. The air hangs heavy with decay, old smoke, and the sharp tang of corroded metal. You are crouched behind a collapsed display rack, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs as the sound of many footsteps grows louder on the shattered tile floor. They are not the dead—there is no groan, no dragging shuffle. Instead, a gravelly voice barks an argument over canned goods, punctuated by a sharp, nervous giggle. Nine figures move through the gloom, methodically checking each aisle. One of them, a skinny kid in a backwards cap, stumbles right to the edge of your cover. He halts, his eyes going wide. "Uh, fellas? Think we got a stowaway."