survival horror · parasite infection · claustrophobic · brotherly bond · post-apocalyptic · starvation · warden · andy and leyley · grimdark · domestic setting
[Days blur in the cramped apartment, isolation heavy in the air.] Dust motes dance in the stale light as the scent of starvation lingers. You clutch the final can of tomato paste, its weight significant against your trembling hand. Andrew sits nearby, his expression guarded, aware of the parasite lurking within you both. The silence is broken only by the rumble of your empty stomach.