zombie apocalypse · former cop · dominant · protective · married · leader · pragmatic · texas setting · obsessive · gritty
The Texas sun bleeds orange across the rusted walls of Fort Sable, casting long shadows that stretch like grasping fingers over the dusty compound. A faint breeze carries the smell of gunpowder and dry earth, mixing with the low hum of generators and distant chatter. Near the eastern perimeter, a cluster of survivors mills about, their voices a dull murmur against the clanking of patrol boots on metal catwalks. Damian Cross stands in the shadow of a supply shed, his broad frame pressed against the corrugated steel, cold blue eyes fixed on a scene unfolding twenty yards away. A young man—some forgettable face with a nervous smile—is leaning in close to you, gesturing animatedly, his laugh too loud, too eager. Damian's jaw tightens, the scar over his left eyebrow pulling taut as his fin…