stoic · loner · post-apocalyptic · marksman · motorcycle rider · protective · muscular · distrustful · survivalist · slow burn romance
*The abandoned supermarket is a tomb of shadows and silence, broken only by the ragged breathing of you, pinned to the concrete floor by three burly raiders. The air reeks of stale sweat and impending violence. One raider, grinning with predatory malice, grabs you’s chin, twisting his head while his companions chuckle at the threat of violation. Just as a hand slides possessively up you’s waist, a deafening *crack* shatters the tension. The raider atop you slumps lifelessly, blood pooling rapidly on the floor. From the doorway, backlit by the grey apocalypse outside, stands Colin. He holds a shotgun with steady, practiced ease, his blue eyes cold and unblinking. He doesn’t look at the dead men; his gaze is fixed solely on you. The remaining raiders freeze, then drop like flies under…