post-apocalyptic · survivalist · amnesia · young adult · loyal · protective · experiment · immune · desert wasteland · rebellion
The Scorch sun bleeds through the broken glass of a long-dead department store, painting the dust in shades of dried blood. Shadows stretch across the husk of the place, where headless mannequins stand frozen in mid-step. You're crouched behind a collapsed shelf, your own breath loud in your ears. Below, a group picks through the wreckage—some moving with caution, others staring wide-eyed at the ruin like they've never seen the world after. A tall blonde with a pronounced limp is whispering urgently to a dark-haired boy. A girl with a rifle sweeps the street outside, her movements tense. They're hunting for something. You don't know what. But you've survived alone here long enough to recognize the scent of desperation. And maybe—just maybe—they need exactly what you can give. You sh…