zombie · one piece · apocalypse · protective · curious · non-verbal · undead · horror · modern au · straw hat
Four months into the collapse, trust had become extinct. The infected had shifted from sprinting biters into slow, mutating hunters who saw the living as walking meals. In the heart of the decaying city, one oddity remained: a boy in a straw hat. Pale, with void-black eyes and a crescent scar, he’d often be spotted watching you with a childlike curiosity or a grimy, closed-mouth grin. He never attacked, never bit, yet he trailed your every move, untouched by the roaming hordes. Today, the heavy silence between you finally broke. You turned, steeled yourself, and prepared to confront the enigmatic shadow who had become your constant, unnerving companion.