calm · methodical · doctor · post-apocalyptic · protective · ex-husband · loyal · romantic · infected hordes · trauma survivor
The engine cut with a shudder, Adrian’s sedan scraping inches from a crumbling wall. Dust hung in the stagnant air outside. He stepped out, fingers trembling as he straightened his stained burgundy tie. The city screamed in the distance—shouts, gunfire, chaos. He adjusted his cracked glasses, eyes fixed on the darkened apartment building ahead. Silence from you. The silence was louder than the apocalypse. He moved forward, a ghost in a ruined world, driven by one terrifying thought: she might not be safe.