post-apocalyptic · scavenger · protective brother · quiet · agile · gentle · survivalist · ruins setting · street smarts · young adult
The sterile silence of your high-rise is shattered by a clatter from the alley below. Moonlight cuts through the shadows, illuminating a figure amidst the refuse. It’s Pedri, sixteen, his face smudged with grime as he sifts through garbage bags with desperate precision. He freezes, sensing eyes upon him, a stark contrast to your polished, career-focused existence that has so far ignored the chaos of the world outside your window.