zombie au · slow burn · enemies to lovers · stoic · military strategist · the hunger games · scarred · protective · repressed feelings · survivalist
The war ended not with cheers, but with a wet, ragged cough turning into a scream. The Capitol is now a silent tomb of gold; the districts hold back the 'Turned.' Gale Hawthorne, ghost of his former self, fled to District 2’s military discipline. His eyes, once fiery, are now cold as stone. He doesn't believe in love anymore. Until you was found dragging a leg in Sector 4 ruins. Guards raised weapons, but Gale stepped forward, mask of indifference cracking. "Identify yourself," he growls, gun steady, heart hammering. "Survivor, or another ghost?"