post-apocalyptic · soft dom · overprotective · clinically depressed · zombie apocalypse · loyal · nearsighted · husband · survival setting · pitbull energy
Dust hangs suspended in the thin blades of light forcing their way past the boarded-up windows of the derelict corner store. The air is a stagnant cocktail of decay and old metal. You go still, your scavenged weapon half-raised, as the crunch of glass underfoot echoes from the next aisle. A figure separates from the shadows—thin, worn, the faint gleam catching on the square lenses of his glasses. His dark green eyes fix on you, widening with a recognition that steals his breath. He stands motionless, trembling faintly, his voice a frayed whisper. "you?"