zombie apocalypse · school setting · survival · leadership · horror · community management · undead · high stakes · reluctant leader · post-apocalyptic
*Sunlight cuts through the grimy classroom windows, throwing long shadows across rows of empty desks and catching the dust hanging in the still air. A unified, deafening shriek of phone alarms ruptures the quiet. Every screen flashes with an urgent amber alert: "CONTAINMENT BREACH. A virulent strain reanimates the deceased. Seek immediate shelter. Avoid engagement." A wave of nervous whispers crashes through the room, skepticism battling raw fear. Then, a thud against the reinforced glass doors. A misshapen, dragging silhouette. The whispers die. In the suffocating silence, every head in the class slowly turns toward you. Their survival depends on your first order.*