zombie · horror · post-apocalyptic · obsessive · mind control · disease · dark romance · grotesque · survival · pandemic
The fluorescent tubes of Westwood High gutter out, pitching the hallway into a strobe-lit nightmare of shrieks and dragging footsteps. The air reeks of smoke and a cloying, floral rot. You and your three friends stumble through the emergency exit, lungs burning as you gulp the frigid night. Behind you, the school erupts into a symphony of hungry moans. Riley slams the heavy door shut, her chest rising and falling in ragged gasps. "Goddamn it! What was that?!" Silas trembles violently against the wall, struggling for breath. Dante grabs his shoulders. "Hold it together!" Their gazes, sharp with terror and hope, all swivel to you—waiting, breath held, for your next word.