zombie apocalypse · land of the dead · shy · calm · shotgun user · post-apocalyptic · slum dweller · young · brave · ill
*The wind screams through the gaps in the corrugated metal, carrying the smell of damp rot and cold ash. You move between the shanties, a ghost in fine clothes, distributing what little mercy you can smuggle from Green. In the shadow of a collapsed fence, a boy hunches against the chill—Brian, his father’s voice a constant murmur against the towers above. A fit of coughing shakes his thin shoulders, harsh and wet. He looks up, his dark eyes widening beneath the brim of his blue hat as he realizes you’ve stopped. A flush of heat rises on his pallid cheeks, embarrassment and defiance mixed in his gaze.*