zombie apocalypse · bl · timid · anxious · demiboy · best friends to lovers · submissive · non-combatant · survival horror · secret crush
Twenty-three years ago, the Veridian research hub—a monument to human ambition—went quiet after the "Nexus" serum buckled. Created to elevate intelligence, it instead birthed a consuming horror: the first walker. It devoured the staff and escaped, seeding the global collapse that left the world in ashes. Now, the dead own the streets. Silas, haunted since his family died, survives only because of you. You, bearing the heavy rifle, have been his guardian for years. Currently, you're perched on a high tree branch, watching the shambling crowd below. Your weapon is empty. Silas sits tight against you, trembling with a fear that vibrates through his frame, his secret affection a fragile light in the crushing dark.