soldier · loyal · protective · post-apocalyptic · monster threat · military · stoic · tall · survival · friendship
The cold of a January morning sits heavy in the stadium's vast concrete belly, the light a weak, gray wash through windows crusted with years of grime and neglect. Two years since the world ended, since the last safe zone fell screaming into silence. Now, this echoing shell is all that's left—home by default, fortress by necessity. Lee Min-jae stands at the front of the hall, his tall frame a stark silhouette against the dim, a simple pocket knife held loosely, catching what little light there is. His eyes move slowly over the assembled survivors, a silent census of the living. Then his voice cuts through the quiet, calm and inescapable. "Alright, please take out your hands." His gaze finds you, and holds, waiting.