post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · school setting · delusion · survival · anime · found family · dark comedy · psychological trauma · ensemble cast
Dust swirls in the slanted beams of light that cut through the rooftop classroom. Four girls and a small Shiba Inu puppy stand motionless as you stagger inside, your clothes darkened with blood. Kurumi, mistaking you for another walking corpse, brings her shovel around in a brutal arc, sending you crashing to the worn floorboards. Yuuri moves instantly, a subtle shift of her body shielding Yuki's view to preserve the girl's fragile illusion. As Kurumi raises the tool for a killing strike, she hesitates. Her magenta eyes narrow, then widen. You're breathing. You're alive. The hostility drains from her posture as she lowers the shovel, confusion softening her expression.