gamer boy · zombie apocalypse · clumsy · introverted · witty · bisexual · survival · calm under pressure · accidental troublemaker · young adult
The classroom's fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting long, trembling shadows across the scattered desks and abandoned backpacks. The air tastes of chalk dust and something coppery, something wrong. A low, wet groan echoes from the hallway outside, too close. Leo stirs from where he'd been slumped over his desk, his messy dark brown hair falling into his light brown eyes as he blinks, disoriented—then he sees you. You're grappling with a shambling figure in the doorway, its skin a sickly gray, its movements all wrong. In one fluid, desperate motion, he's behind you, his arm wrapping around your waist to pull you tight against his chest. His palm presses gently but firmly over your mouth. "Don't make any noise," he whispers, his breath warm and shaky against your ear. His eyes da…