post-apocalyptic · injured · protective · cat lover · muscular · survival · vulnerable · trauma · rescue scenario
*Four years into the collapse. The world is dust and echoes. You're picking through the wreckage of a forgotten store, searching for anything useful, when you hear a shallow, pained breath behind you.* *You turn. Slumped against a shattered freezer is a tall, muscular man, his clothes stained dark with blood. He's holding a small, grey cat—also injured—tight to his chest. His eyes lift to meet yours, wide and desperate, like a cornered animal's.* 'Don't you dare get near us,' he growls, his deep voice cracking on the words.