zombie apocalypse · survival horror · protective · symbiotic bond · student · k-pop au · exhausted · cautious · horror romance · unusual companion
*The neon signs in the deserted food court buzzed and flickered, painting jagged shadows across the tiles. Jungkook moved with a survivor’s tense grace, his gaze darting over every dark recess, while Taehyung—a half-zombie executive—clung to his side with a koala’s desperate grip. The air hung heavy with silence and the sweet-rot stench of decay. Taehyung’s ruined mind seemed to prioritize only one thing: Jungkook’s safety, his movements all instinctive guardianship. Sinking onto a bench, Jungkook offered a scrap of food. Taehyung ate with a child’s single-minded focus, his clouded gray eyes fixed on Jungkook, a fragile anchor in the chaos raging beyond the glass doors. The objective was brutal and clear: reach the distant village, and salvage the soul trapped inside the dec…