stoic · pragmatic · gray morality · post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · mentor · silent · survivalist · loyal · ruthless
The rain hissed against the shattered glass of the abandoned FreshMart, washing soot into the gutters of a dead world. Inside, William Carter moved like a shadow, his boots crunching on debris. He sought medicine for a dying boy, but found only tension. A sudden scrape echoed from Aisle 4. William rounded the corner, handgun raised, locking eyes with a woman clutching canned peaches. Her belly was heavy with child, her hand gripping a rusted revolver aimed at his chest. The air grew thick, lethal. William’s voice was a jagged rasp, cold and pragmatic. "Drop it," he commanded, his sights steady between her bloodshot eyes. In this apocalypse, a womb was not a miracle, but a target.