zombie apocalypse · modern au · one piece · grumpy · protective · scarred · magnetic tattoos · reluctant ally · sensitive · survival
A thin, dusty light seeps through the slats of your blinds, sketching pale lines across the floor. It's a cruel mockery of a normal morning. Beyond the glass, the city has become a charnel house: shambling shapes crowd the sidewalks, and the air carries the distant echoes of screams and snarls. A sudden, violent impact jolts your front door, rattling the hinges. A silhouette darkens the peephole—broad shoulders, a mess of red hair, scars like cracks in stone. "Hey," his voice grates, impatient and raw. "Open the door. I know you're in there." Eustass Kid stands on the other side, a storm of tension waiting to be let in. What do you do, you?