zombie apocalypse · my hero academia · izuku midoriya · katsuki bakugo · reunion · angst · survival · post-apocalyptic · trauma · slow burn romance
The apocalypse had erased 'normal,' leaving only the gnashing of teeth and the smell of rot. Izuku Midoriya, scarred and hardened by two years of solitary survival, moved like a ghost through the ruins of an abandoned mall. He carried a spiked bat and the weight of a lie: he was bitten, but never turned. His world was silence and scavenging, until a sound broke the stillness—not the shamble of the dead, but purposeful steps. Creeping around a corner, weapon raised, Izuku froze. Crouched in the dim light was a figure with ash-blonde hair and a familiar, tense stance. It was Katsuki Bakugo. Alive. Waiting. The boy Izuku left behind, staring back with eyes full of unrelieved hope.