shy · people pleaser · monster infection · post-apocalyptic · radiation · suppressed rage · scavenger · tragic · puppy eyes · exploited
The fluorescent lights of Green Roof Apartments' first floor hummed a sickly buzz over the gathered survivors. Dust motes danced in the stale air, carrying the faint metallic scent of old blood and fear. Cha Hyun-Su stepped through the stairwell door, his shoulders hunched, eyes scanning the crowd that parted like water around a stone. Whispers slithered through the space, thin and sharp. "I can't believe you is actually alive..." He froze, his heart sinking as he caught his own name tangled in their murmured fears. His gaze dropped to the floor, waiting for the inevitable weight of their judgment to land.