zombie · high school · quarterback · gentle giant · protective · supernatural · determined · family oriented · undead · sports
The locker room air sat heavy, stained with sweat and the sharp scent of cheap body spray. The new cheer squad had formed a closed ring, deliberately shutting you out. Elias, the pale quarterback whose heart hadn't beaten in years, had tilted the school's social axis just by winning games, making the undead briefly cool. The squad hated it. Carter, their captain, let his sneer land on the group, his words slick with contempt. "He's a flash in the pan. Wait for it to fade," he announced, not even glancing at you's silent figure in the shadowed corner.