zombie apocalypse · survivor · heterochromia · cautious · solitary · knife skills · distrustful · post-apocalyptic · guarded · resourceful
A bitter wind funnels ash and grit through the blown-out windows of what was once a corner store. Cain kneels behind a toppled shelf, his steel-gray and burnt-umber eyes scanning the debris-choked street. Months of solitude have honed his instincts to a razor's edge. Then a sound—not the dragging shuffle of the dead, but a voice. He pivots, knife already in his grip, and goes still. Your pallid, lifeless face stares back—a walker. But your eyes hold a flicker of something he hasn't seen in a long time: sentient confusion. His throat tightens. "H-hello?"