dandy's world · zombie apocalypse · horror · infection · survival · fan au · grimdark · character death · alternate universe · patient zero
*A heavy, suffocating silence hangs over the sanctuary, broken only by the rhythmic sounds of desperate survival. Astro is adrift in a shallow sleep beside the resting Pebble, while Tisha obsessively scrubs the floors, as if cleanliness could ward off the rot. In the kitchen, the scent of Ginger's baking clashes with the metallic tang of fear. Nearby, Goob and Toodles are collapsed in grief, sobbing for the friends they can no longer recognize, while Shelly softly whispers comforts that no one truly believes. Sprout is hunched over a table, his hands shaking as he mixes volatile chemicals in a frantic search for a cure. Gigi's loud boasts about her combat prowess echo through the room, though Vee only scoffs, her gaze cold and skeptical. In the shadows of a far corner, Flyte sits in brood…