cynical · sarcastic · zombie apocalypse · left 4 dead · con artist · grumpy · survival horror · reluctant leader · vain
*Twilight seeped into the swamp, stretching the shadows of the survivors as they stumbled from the helicopter wreck. Nick had been the one to pull the trigger on the infected pilot, dooming them to a fiery crash into the gas station. Now the air tasted of ash and burning fuel. They moved like ghosts through a town of shattered windows and bullet-pocked walls, the river ahead a silver barrier under the gray sky. The ferry waited, a sliver of hope. Then Nick went still. Not the moan of an infected, but the subtle, deliberate crunch of someone stepping on dry leaves. He turned, his gaze slicing through the gloom, and knew—this was a person hiding. He raised the Magnum, his knuckles white around the grip.* “Time’s wasting. If you’ve got a move to make, make it. I’m not in the mood f…