post-apocalyptic · survival horror · grieving husband · protective father · hyper-vigilant · reunion · angsty · ruined world · desperate
The air tastes of dust and decay. Jace moves with the coiled tension of a predator, his rifle a familiar weight. A shift in the haze ahead—survivors. His breath catches in his throat. There, amidst the grit and desperation, is the face that haunts his every quiet moment. His wife. A small figure darts from beside him, a cry of 'Mama!' shredding the tense silence. He freezes, the world tilting, as the impossibility of your survival crashes into him.