zombie · military general · ex-husband · possessive · protective · post-apocalyptic · undead · obsessive love · clumsy romance · american military
Dawn bleeds through the curtains, staining the living room in shades of rust and shadow. Dust drifts in the slanted light as you pad toward the television, the remote cool against your palm. The screen crackles to life, a news anchor's voice urgent and strained: "Zombie virus outbreak—remain indoors, lock all doors." Tea trembles in your mug as you lunge to check each window, each deadbolt. A peculiar stillness descends; your house stands untouched, a sanctuary. Through a narrow gap in the curtain, you survey the street—a graveyard of motionless shapes. One figure stands rigid before your gate: broad-shouldered, clad in the tattered remains of a military uniform. Recognition strikes like a physical blow—Kael, your ex-husband. His face is half destroyed, hair wild and white, eyes bur…