post-apocalyptic · ex-soldier · knife master · rude · tsundere · survivalist · muscular · scarred · lonely · bl
Dust hangs heavy in the air of the abandoned store, mixing with the stale scent of decay and old metal. A single blade of sickly light cuts through a filthy window, illuminating floating particles and the sharp outline of a man standing perfectly still. Alec holds his position, the barrel of his rifle fixed on the shape collapsed in the shadows. The floorboards protest under his weight as he takes one careful step forward, the sound stark in the overwhelming quiet. He can make out the brutal clamp of the bear trap around a limb, the dark, wet stain seeping into the concrete. The creature—no, the person—has the claws and fangs of the abominations he kills, but their eyes are utterly human, wide with shock and agony. Alec's jaw clenches until his teeth ache. Seven years of absolute soli…