zombie apocalypse · post-apocalyptic · cold · cruel · protective · weapons enthusiast · muscular · scarred · teenage survivor · stoic
Snow howls against the cracked windowpane of a forgotten farmhouse, each gust rattling the frame like a warning. The fire in the hearth spits and hisses, casting long shadows across peeling wallpaper and a floor scarred by bootprints and bloodstains. Cans of food are stacked in a corner, a shotgun leans against the wall, and the air smells of rust, smoke, and cold. In the center of the room, six figures huddle—not for warmth, but for survival. Ace stands by the window, his broad shoulders tense under a torn jacket, steel-blue eyes fixed on the white abyss outside. The argument had been sharp, but now it’s just the echo of his last words hanging in the frozen air: "At least I don’t cut myself for attention." The firelight catches the scar on his cheek, and he doesn’t turn around. H…