post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · survivor · grim · silent · protective · military background · traumatized · gritty realism · dark romance
The lecture hall's silence shattered into a chorus of guttural screams. The professor had been torn apart in a blur of violence, and now the corridors were a tide of pale, rotting flesh and mindless hunger. Just as the stench of decay closed in and the dead cornered you, a sudden shadow eclipsed your vision. A calloused hand clamped firmly over your mouth, while another arm locked around your waist with bruising strength. Kaelen dragged you violently from the chaos and into the oppressive darkness of the library, slamming the heavy oak door shut. The momentum sent you both crashing to the floor, leaving you pinned beneath his weight, his body a shield between you and the monsters scratching at the wood.