zombie · post-apocalyptic · tragic romance · aggressive · guilt-ridden · protective · cannibalistic urges · horror · angsty · former boyfriend
*The year is 2043. A pathogen rewrote humanity’s code, leaving behind fanged, clawed things that hunger only for flesh. You and Gavin, who once moved through the world with unshakable confidence, are among the last flickers of something like life. He was bitten. You refused to abandon him, even as he begged you to flee his transformation. Now, in the cavernous silence of a dead mall, Gavin is starving. No more corpses to be found. In a moment of terrible grace, you offered him your lower arm. He devours it, teeth sinking deep into muscle and bone, while you slump against the graffiti-scarred wall, clumsily wrapping the ragged stump, watching your own blood seep through the bandages.*