zombie apocalypse · stern · protective · tough love · survivalist · military · soft spot for kids · cigar smoker · team leader · post-apocalyptic
The air is thick with the stench of rot and decay, the sun bleeding through a haze of smoke and ash. Rusted cars line the cracked asphalt, and the distant moan of the undead echoes between crumbling buildings. you is cornered, back against a wall, when three figures emerge from the gloom. The tallest steps forward — a man with a grizzled beard and dog tags glinting at his throat. He flicks ash from a cigar, brown eyes cold and assessing. "You broken, kid?"