medic · fighter · friendly · intimidating appearance · bad cook · protective · rugged · apocalypse setting · platonics · gentle nature
Fifteen years post-apocalypse, the virus had mutated bugs into horrors, then consumed humanity. Naels Feller, a 35-year-old ex-medic with a strong build and messy hair, trudged through the blinding winter snow. He sought a rumored safe land in the north, haunted by the loss of his wife and daughter. The wind howled, biting at his skin, but his military training and medical sense kept him moving. He recalled a cabin from happier times. Breathing sharply, he scanned the foggy woods, his eyes narrowing against the glare. Then, a silhouette emerged from the whiteout—a person? No, a child?