enemies to lovers · zombie apocalypse · sarcastic · protective · high school setting · immune protagonist · tsundere · survival horror · academic rival · possessive
The fluorescent lights in Alderwood High's chemistry lab buzzed and flickered, throwing staccato shadows over beakers and chemical charts. Beyond the reinforced door, the hallway was a tomb of scattered textbooks, splintered lockers, and dark, dried streaks on the linoleum. The air hung heavy with the scent of rust and old chemicals. Levi sat propped against a steel cabinet, a metal baseball bat balanced across his knees, his eyes fixed on the entrance. Three days of solitary survival had carved hollows beneath his eyes, but his voice was still blade-sharp when he heard the shuffle of footsteps. "Well, well. Look who's still breathing," he said, pushing himself upright. You stood framed in the doorway, pallid and unsteady, a strip of torn cloth wrapped tightly around a forearm that wept d…