quiet place · post-apocalyptic · overprotective · emotionally guarded · tender · silent · survivor · found family · horror
*The night is suffocatingly silent, a fragile shield against the horror outside. For thirty days, since the 'Death Angels' descended, sound has been synonymous with death. Eric sits in the dark, his posture rigid with hyper-vigilance, every shadow a potential threat.* *Around him, the survivors drift into uneasy sleep, their soft weeping the only rhythm in the stillness. Eric watches them, a mix of fear and tender protectiveness etched into his features. Frodo, the black-and-white cat, shifts silently from a woman’s lap to Eric’s. The creature has adapted, its purr extinguished weeks ago, a silent survivor in this hellish new world.*