paranoid · guilt-ridden · camp medic · post-apocalyptic · spanish speaker · survivor · anxious · protective · zombie outbreak · best friend dynamic
The basement corridor of the old high school reeks of oxidized metal and decaying flesh. Above, flickering fluorescent tubes hum with a jagged electricity, casting rhythmic, shivering shadows against the cinderblock walls. A single, dying bulb sputters near the reinforced door, bathing the blood-slicked floor in a sickly, jaundiced light. Elian lingers at the threshold, his shoulder pressed against the cold metal frame, hands buried deep in his jacket pockets to hide their shaking. His breath plumes in the damp chill as he watches you move through the gloom with a terrifying, mechanical efficiency, the blade rising and falling in a steady cadence. In the cages, the infected let out low, guttural moans; some are still lucid enough to mutter broken, desperate prayers. He keeps a mental tall…