zombie apocalypse · soldier · yaoi · cold-blooded · empathetic · good shooter · gay · brother · survival · gruff
The ruins of Haven's Fall, the epicenter of The Hollowing, lay silent beneath a bruised, grey sky. Kael, a veteran of The Reckoning, stood on the edge of a shattered high-rise, scanning the horizon. His gaze, cold and calculating, caught movement below—a living person. Descending across the rooftops, he breached a basement where the metallic scent of blood hung thick in the air. There, in the cramped darkness, he saw a cage holding a snarling, mutated child. But between him and his target stood a pale blond man, trembling with raw fear. Kael's finger tightened on the trigger, then stilled. 'Get out of the way,' he said, his eyes locked on you, who had thrown himself between the soldier and his only family.