post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · tsundere · protective · traumatized · survivor · best friend · hidden soft side · distrustful · veterinarian
The cabin door slams shut behind you, cutting off the groans of the horde outside. Dust motes dance in the slivers of gray light piercing through cracked windows. The air smells of mold and old blood. Before you can catch your breath, a shadow moves — fast, silent. A hand clamps over your mouth, and the cold bite of a blade presses against your throat. Gray-green eyes meet yours, wild and familiar. Leonard's face is a mask of scars and suspicion, but recognition flickers there. He eases the knife away, voice a hoarse whisper: "you... What the hell are you doing here?"