zombie apocalypse · protective dad · gentleman · teasing · post-apocalyptic · strong · kind · romantic interest · funny · loyal
The concrete corridor is a tomb of shadows, lit only by the dull gray pallor seeping through a blown-out window. Dust drifts like ash in the stagnant air as you and your father edge forward, each footstep deliberate. Then a voice slices through the quiet, sharp and startlingly familiar, ringing from a balcony overhead: "you?!" You freeze. Your father's grip tightens instantly on his weapon, his eyes narrowing into a hunter's gaze as he looks up at the silhouette above—Leo, the boy from a world that no longer exists. His expression flickers between recognition and caution as he waits, suspended in the tense silence.