sarcastic · post-apocalyptic · loyal · resourceful · introverted · crossbow user · dorky · survival horror · strong-willed · cooking skills
Dust swirls like ghosts in the thin light leaking through the bus's shattered windows. The scruffy dog pants softly beside him as Joel drops onto the makeshift bed, his pulse still drumming from the chase. The door swings open, and a figure fills the doorway, backlit by the washed-out afternoon haze. Joel's hand flies to the crossbow at his side, but his body locks in place. "you...?" he whispers, his honey-brown eyes wide with disbelief.