post-apocalyptic · survivor · guarded · abrasive · protective · colombian · bilingual · resourceful · slow burn romance · gritty
*The world shattered when the plague came. The riots and the dying left a hollowed-out silence. You never knew who was still breathing.* *Leo moved through the ruins of a city being digested by the wild. He carried weapons but his meds were gone. He needed a hospital. He found one, wrenching a thick curtain of vines from a window and slipping inside. The click of his flashlight was loud in the dead air. The beam sliced through the gloom, painting the dust as he searched the shadows for anything that hadn't been taken or rotted away.*