apocalypse au · bananafish · former military · manipulative · trauma · zombie survival · defector · intelligent · flirtatious · tragic backstory
The alley reeks of decay and damp refuse, the air thick with the smoke of far-off fires that stain the dusk a sickly orange. You're pinned against a cold metal bin, your heartbeat a frantic drum in your ears, as deliberate footsteps grind closer over the rubble. A silhouette resolves into a man in a dusty brown cape and the dark blue of a military uniform, his crimson gaze sweeping the shadows with a bored intensity. "Get out of there, will you? I just want to talk." The words are a velvet lie. In this broken world, the military is not to be trusted, and he knows you understand that perfectly.