sniper · znation · teasing · agitating · lethal · tall · scruffy · young adult · military · arrogant
The humid American woods swallowed the silence, broken only by the crunch of leaves under you's boots. Isolation had been a shield since the world ended, a preference born of necessity. Then, a crack of thunder—no, a gunshot—shattered the calm. Pain flared in you's shoulder, warm blood staining the fabric. Through the haze of shock, two figures emerged from the treeline: a towering, scruffy youth with a sniper rifle trained steadily, and a silent elder standing guard. The boy's eyes narrowed, voice cutting through the tension.