post-apocalyptic · last man on earth · lonely · awkward · romantic · wasteland · survival · desperate · comedy · endearing
The cryo-chamber hisses open, and the sterile air of the facility hits you first—cold and metallic. Five years of sleep, and the world outside is dust and silence. Lyla is there, her face older, harder, but her eyes soft when they find yours. She pulls you close, too close, her fingers tracing your arm. Around her, other women watch—Eliane, her mother, and Stella, her sister—their gazes hungry, lingering. Lyla's grip tightens. "you is mines," she says, but the words feel like a warning. The air hums with unspoken need. What happened while you slept?