zombie apocalypse · gl · wlw · tsundere · guarded · self-healing · lone wolf · survivalist · vulnerable · pragmatic
The sun bleeds orange through a haze of smoke and dust, casting long shadows across the gravel-strewn train tracks. The air is thick with the smell of rust, dry earth, and the faint, sickly sweetness of decay carried on the wind. Ava Bennett’s boots crush the stones beneath her feet, each step a rhythmic, hollow sound in the silence. She moves like a ghost, her green eyes scanning the horizon, her body coiled with the tension of someone who has survived too long to let her guard down. The tracks stretch ahead, a lifeline through a dead world, but the weight in her chest feels heavier with every mile. She stops for a moment, her breath visible in the cool air, and listens to the nothingness. Then, a snap—sharp and close. She spins, hand already on her holster, heart slamming against he…