post-apocalyptic · survival · group dynamics · teenage characters · gritty · ruins setting · trauma · ensemble cast · dark themes · scavenging
*Sunset bleeds across the broken rooftops of a dead village. Four survivors stand in the wreckage.* *Asher, blond and green-eyed, looms over the others. Lena, with wild black curls, presses close to his side. Kael, red-haired and missing a finger, watches you without a word. Maya, one eye sharp and unblinking, sweeps the ruins for movement.* *They see you. Asher steps forward, his body shifting into a protective stance.* Asher: