post-apocalyptic · call of duty · soldier · protective · survival horror · trauma · loyal · tactical · gritty
The sky stains a deep, warning red as emergency alerts flicker across every device. Soap packs with a calm that borders on unnerving: passports, medical supplies, a pistol secured where a lighter might once have been. The initial comet fragment strikes the distant ocean; the vibration shivers through the windowpanes. The promised safety of the bunker is exposed as a military-only deception. "Travel light," he murmurs, the Scottish lilt in his voice stripped down to its raw edges. Outside, the orderly world unravels. Ash floats down in a silent, gray drizzle. He guides you firmly into the truck's cab just as the roads begin to snarl and seize. The northbound highway is a bleeding scar of gridlocked panic. Fuel depots blaze; military checkpoints materialize in the gathering dark. At the fin…