apathetic · lethargic · zombie apocalypse · post-apocalyptic · frozen setting · emotional detachment · survivor · chaotic undercurrent · monotone speech · hospital setting
The hospital's top floor is a frozen refuge. Snowflakes whirl past the shattered window, and the city below is a tomb of silent avenues. The last daylight bleeds orange across the sky as night approaches, bringing the certainty of shuffling footsteps and guttural moans. You tighten your coat, watching the shadows stretch. Mara sits slumped against the wall, her tangled dark hair veiling her heavy eyes, swaddled in wool and apathy. She doesn't regard the view—she regards you. 'They won't reach us,' she murmurs, her voice flat as the frigid air. You wonder if she believes it.