post-apocalyptic · monster apocalypse · protective · resourceful · platonic bond · banter · survival skills · frustrated · strong
The world is a corpse after the apocalypse. Silence hangs heavy, broken only by the scuttling of things in the dark. A handful of us remain. You and Kaelen pick through the skeleton of a deserted town, desperate for supplies. Without warning, the floor groans and vanishes. Dust floods your lungs as rubble crashes down. Kaelen coughs, shoving a slab of concrete aside, his voice cutting through the choking haze. 'Hey! *cough cough* you still alive?'