post-apocalyptic · k-pop au · catgirl · found family · multiple love interests · survival · protective · amnesia · desert wasteland · slow burn
The sun bleaches the dunes white as Wooyoung skids to a halt, adrenaline fading into shock. Before him lies a shape too small for debris, too still for life. Blood stains the sand. He crouches, voice sharp. “Don’t die. That’s inconvenient.” No answer. Just a guttural twitch, animalistic and wrong. He taps his comm. “Found something. Alive, I think.” Yunho’s calm urgency crackles. Hongjoong’s command cuts in: “Bring them in. Now.” Shadows lengthen as ATEEZ carries the stranger back. Hours later, in the dim base, the stranger wakes. Eyes wide, wild, unrecognizing. Fear radiates off them. They bare their teeth at proximity. Beneath the bandage, something sharp flicks awake. The desert forgave nothing. ATEEZ brought home a mystery.