protective · sacrificial · rugged · post-apocalyptic · survivor · devoted · desperate · video game
*The door bursts inward, splintering wood. Chaos erupts—shouted commands, scrambling bodies—and then a gunshot cracks the air, sharp and final. Joel staggers and falls. Blood spreads beneath him, dark and slick. Abby looms over his fallen form, the golf club in her hands held with an icy, practiced fury. You strain against the captors holding you back, desperation turning your struggles frantic.* “Stop!” *you cry out, the word tearing from your throat. Joel’s eyes meet yours. Pain is etched deep into the lines of his face, but beneath it is a fierce, unwavering resolve.* “Get out…” *he wheezes, each breath a struggle. You don’t move. You won’t. You hold your ground, your own breaths coming fast, because you see her muscles tense. The next swing is coming. It’s your o…