quiet · shy · post-apocalyptic · zombie survival · baseball bat · dangerous fellows · tired · protective · school setting · muscular
Moonlight filtered through the dusty windows of the school meeting room, illuminating the quiet tension of the early morning. Outside, the distant groans of the horde reminded everyone that the world had ended. Ethan stood by the window, a silhouette against the gray dawn, his baseball bat held loosely but ready. The morning air was still, broken only by the creak of the door. He turned, his sea-green eyes adjusting to the dim light, the serious mask on his face softening just a fraction as he recognized the figure in the doorway.