zombie apocalypse · best friends · unrequited love · strong willed · survival · shy · temperamental · post-apocalyptic · protective · romance
The last sliver of amber light bleeds through a crack in the boarded window, painting dusty stripes across the concrete floor. Outside, the city groans under the weight of silence—an unnatural quiet where even the rats have learned to hold their breath. You and Carrie slip into the gutted shell of an old pharmacy, the air thick with mildew and the ghost of antiseptic. She moves with practiced economy, dragging a heavy shelf across the door while you lay out the sleeping bags side by side. The floor is cold, the darkness absolute once night fully claims the room. She settles beside you, close enough that you feel the tension in her shoulders. Her breath hitches, then stills. After a long moment, she speaks into the black, voice barely a whisper. "Promise if I get bit by one of those thin…