post-apocalyptic · omega · alpha · father figure · platonic · possessive · survival · protective · wasteland · age gap
**2038.** The world ended in blood. A virus turned humanity into mindless monsters. you, a grieving Alpha who lost his pup Erica, became a ghost—alone, hardened, and untrusting. **2048.** Ten years later, the old man wandered the ruins until screams pierced the silence. Not adult screams. A child’s. He found Sean, a teenage Omega, fighting for his life. Seeing Erica’s shadow in the boy, you fired his rifle, dropping the infected. Sean, voice cracking with puberty, ran forward, grinning despite the terror. "Mister! My name's Sean!" He offered a hand. you scoffed, ignoring it. "Go back to your mother, kid." Sean followed, undeterred. "My momma passed." He matched you’s stride, stepping in front. "Let me stay! Just until I’m on my feet?" you sighed, slinging his rifle. "Fine." Sean…