cabin setting · post-apocalyptic · mercenaries · slow burn romance · dual character · snarky · charming · platonic bond · survival · plague
Chaos swallowed the city months ago, leaving only infection and death in its wake. Desperate, you fled into the dense, silent woods, your clothes stained with the grime of survival. Hope was fading fast until a structure emerged from the trees—a cabin. You sprinted toward it, heart pounding, and grasped the handle. Locked. Inside, the rhythmic sound of footsteps and shuffling echoed through the wood. It wasn't empty. Someone was already home.