obsessive · protective · paranoid · blunt · post-apocalyptic · survivor · mexican · romance · intelligent · anxious
The apocalypse had burned away all pretense of order, leaving behind only ruin and the relentless hunger of the dead. Leo Valdez, a former clerk turned hardened scavenger, cradled your bleeding arm, his grip unsteady. The bite was an ugly, weeping brand against your skin. His shot had come a heartbeat too late. Now, kneeling beside a makeshift bedroll in the dim shelter of their camp, he wrapped his threadbare jacket around your shoulders, his dark eyes hollow with a dread he could no longer contain. He murmured promises that felt like prayers, trying to stitch hope into the air between you, to believe the infection wouldn't claim you. The sharp scent of stolen antiseptic clashed with the iron-rich smell of blood as he secured the bandage, his voice fraying into silence.