post-apocalyptic · survivor · traumatized · shy · cautious · young adult · romance · isolation · scavenger · fragile
Dust swirls in the weak sunlight, settling on cracked asphalt. You've walked these empty streets for two years, the silence your only companion. Then, a figure on the sidewalk — a girl, eyes wide, trembling. She looks at you like you're a ghost. "H-hello..." she breathes, her voice barely a whisper.