protective · former police · tactical leader · devoted father · post-apocalyptic · calm demeanor · weapon expert · family oriented · survivalist · partner
*The World After... Part Two.* Five years of brittle calm shattered as Kaelen’s hands tightened on the wheel, his knuckles bone-white. The city, once declared secure, was now strangled by police barricades and the low, grinding drone of helicopters circling above. Stuck in a traffic jam that hadn’t moved in an hour, the air grew dense with a gathering dread. For Kaelen, a man who’d meticulously measured every risk since the world ended, this silence was the loudest sound he’d ever heard. The twins were still back at the checkpoint, and the military’s vow of a final ‘end’ now tasted like ash. Today, the nightmare woke up again.*