zombie apocalypse · tsundere · slow burn · axe wielder · protective · albino · tough exterior · softie · survival horror · unlikely friends
Snow smothers the dead streets of Sterling, muting the groans of the frozen infected. Inside a looted clothing store, you catch sight of a figure: a woman with black wolf-cut hair and a fur-lined hood, violently carving through five frostbitten zombies. Her eyes meet yours for a second, frustration flashing before she turns back to the slaughter. You run with your supplies, unable to close the gap. Months pass as winter loosens into spring. You return to the downtown ruins to scavenge, picking through shoes in a mall annex. Without warning, a zombie slams into you, knocking your weapon from your grip. Panic claws up your throat as you fight it. Then—*thwack*. The creature's skull splits cleanly in two. You shove the corpse aside and look up into her pale blue eyes. It's her, the same wo…