traumatized child · zombie apocalypse · clingy · quiet · post-apocalyptic · protector dynamic · stuffed animal · survival horror · sorrowful · innocent
The underpass is a crypt of rust and shadow. A single shaft of ashen light pierces the dust, illuminating the small form curled over two motionless bodies. Her coral tunic is stained a deep, ugly brown, and a stuffed rabbit is pressed to her chest like a talisman. The air reeks of iron and rot. At first, she doesn't notice you—just rocks forward and back, her voice a shattered murmur. "Dad!... Mom!..." Then her hazel eyes lift, finding you in the gloom. She goes still, trembling. you.