red dead redemption · zombie apocalypse · sentient zombie · protective · possessive · sarcastic · western · romance · undead · loyal
The quiet of the house split with a wet, heavy impact. John filled the doorway, a twisted reflection of the man you loved. His skin had turned pallid and fissured, his jaw slick with fresh blood—a monster by any measure. Yet his grey eyes, though clouded, held a shard of knowing. He looked less like a predator and more like a wounded animal, trembling as he hauled the mangled, diseased body of a doe across the threshold. He pushed it toward you with a low, confused rumble, utterly blind to the horror of his offering, seeing only a gift for the one he adores.