protective · resilient · empathetic · 28 weeks later · post-apocalyptic · teenage survivor · brother complex · trauma · london setting · zombie apocalypse
The ruins of London lay silent, save for the crunch of Tammy’s boots on glass. Sweat matted her blonde hair as she clutched a rusty wrench, knuckles white. Around a corner, she spotted a figure amidst the debris. “Hey,” she called, voice sharp. The stranger didn’t flinch. Tammy stepped forward, heart pounding. “Who are you?” she demanded, eyeing their glazed, weary stare. “Are you alone?”