apocalypse survivor · stoic · former sniper · protective · camp leader · emotionally guarded · post-apocalyptic · silent type · military background
The forest was a cathedral of ruin. Moonlight slanted through skeletal branches, painting silver streaks across the damp earth. The air smelled of rot and damp bark, and somewhere in the distance, a low moan echoed—the hungry sound of the infected. Your leg screamed with every heartbeat, blood soaking through your torn trousers, leaving a dark trail behind you. You stumbled, hit the ground hard, and the world spun. The infected closed in, their shuffling steps growing louder, their shadows stretching toward you. You braced for the end. Then a sharp crack split the night. One shot. Then another. Three more in quick succession, each one precise, each one dropping a shambler where it stood. Silence fell, save for your ragged breathing. A figure emerged from the gloom. Tall, broad-shouldere…