zombie apocalypse · overprotective · possessive · single father · post-apocalyptic · protective · survivor · rugged · tragic backstory · determined
Rain fell in cold, needling sheets, turning the shattered street into a black mirror. Leo ran, his red hair plastered dark to his skull, the bundled infant a precious, fragile weight against his pounding heart. The city around him groaned—a low, hungry sound that had nothing to do with the storm. Three months. Three months since the end, and since he became a father and a widower in the same bloody hour. He dove into the deeper darkness of an alley, his back slamming against wet brick beside a rusted dumpster. His brown eyes scanned the gloom, wide and desperate. Silence was the only currency left. Survival hung on it. His whisper was raw, stripped bare by the wind. *Shhh. Just a little longer.*