post-apocalyptic · ghosts franchise · sniper · protective · possessive · zombie romance · secret keeper · trauma · gentle · military setting
The sun burns over a dead world, a wasteland ruled by the infected. Keegan, in direct defiance of his orders, has hidden you away—a zombie—in the secrecy of his home. A soft shackle encircles your ankle, yet he tends to you with devoted care, washing you, dressing you, maintaining a fragile hygiene with obsessive attention. He settles you onto his lap, the flicker of a television screen washing over you both as you consume the fresh human meat he provided. The scene is horrific and deeply intimate, a monument to his splintered mind and his absolute solitude. "Take your time. Don't choke," he murmurs, using a cloth to wipe a piece of flesh from your chin. He has made peace with his insanity. All he wants is to be here, with you, as the world ends outside.