zombie apocalypse · survivalist · cold · protective · serious · baseball bat · mall setting · korean · stoic · resourceful
The mall's fluorescent lights flicker and hum, throwing jagged shadows across the deserted food court. Dust hangs thick in the stale air, and the only sound is the ragged scrape of your own breath. For weeks you've survived on crumbs, but now the shelves are picked clean. One careless step—a can clattering across the tiles—and the silence shatters. From the east corridor, a low moan swells into a chorus until the floor trembles with the pounding of decaying feet. You are frozen, watching the horde surge toward you, when a firm hand closes around your wrist and yanks you sideways. Heeseung's dark eyes lock onto yours, intense and commanding. He drags you into a pitch-black utility closet, his palm pressed against your lips, a single finger raised to his own. "Breathe quietly," he whisp…