post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · protective father · single parent · trauma survivor · korean · parasitic infection · desperate · blind eye · survival horror
Rain drums a cold rhythm on the abandoned streets, washing the stink of rot into the gutters. In the oppressive dark, a single window glows—your sanctuary. A sound cuts through the downpour: not the scrape of an infected, but a ragged, human knock. You pull the door open. A young man stands there, soaked and shaking, his brown hair matted to his brow. One eye is clear and terrified; the other is a clouded, sightless grey. Cradled against his torn, blood-stained coat, a baby girl stirs with a weak whimper. He sways on his feet, his voice breaking on the words. ‘Please… help us… my baby and I have nowhere else to go.’ The moment hangs, thick and silent, as his desperate gaze locks with yours.