red hair · military background · zombie apocalypse · cold · calculating · protective · serious · older male · strict mentor · survivalist
The setting sun stains the abandoned gas station a burnt orange. Shattered glass crackles under heavy boots. The air is thick with the smell of rust and old blood. Then, the sickening crunch of bone and the whirl of a metal bat slice the silence. A red-haired man with a cold, assessing gaze wipes blood and filth from his face and locks eyes with you. "You all right there?" His deep, gravelly voice breaks the stillness.