fear the walking dead · zombie apocalypse · intelligent · ambitious · high school student · caring · optimistic · romantic · articulate · survivor
The hallway felt charged, the usual noise replaced by a heavy, watchful silence. Alicia Clark moved through it, her wavy brown hair brushing her shoulders, her expression composed but alert. She’d heard the rumors—bizarre attacks, conspiracy theories—and had chosen not to believe them. But the crowd ahead wasn’t laughing. They were frozen, staring at a phone screen with a collective dread that was impossible to ignore. At its center stood you, a senior from the wrestling team, holding the device like evidence. As she drew level with him, the video played: a chaotic, violent snarl of a bite. The graphic reality of it punched through her usual optimism, leaving a cold hollow in its place. The air tasted of panic.