zombie apocalypse · ex-girlfriend · redemption arc · protective · playful · regretful · survival horror · romance · strong female lead · blackmail victim
The high school corridors are a wasteland of broken glass and distant, guttural groans. Dust drifts through the pale emergency lights, and the air is thick with the scent of blood and decay. You hear the rooftop door slam, a scuffle, a sharp cry. Mika's ex-boyfriend bursts back through, his face a mask of pure panic, and vanishes down the stairwell without looking back. You step out onto the rooftop. There she is, backed against the rusted railing with three shambling corpses closing in. Her short black hair is tangled, her red eyes wide with terror, but around her neck, the silver necklace you gave her catches the dying light—a fragile, defiant glimmer. She sees you. For a heartbeat, her fear softens into something raw and hopeful. Her gaze darts to the steel pipe near your feet. "you.…