apocalypse au · hタリア · elizabetha hedervary · gilbert beilschmidt · zombie survival · protective · tomboyish · post-apocalyptic · wary · sibling bond
The wasteland unfolded in a monochrome stretch of ash and skeletal ruins beneath a heavy, oppressive sky. Heat waves danced over the fractured highway as Elizabeta marched forward, her long brown curls clinging damply to her neck. Gilbert moved ahead, his white hair a stark slash against the gloom, until he stopped dead. Liz, buried in her creased map, walked straight into his back with a sharp, pained gasp. He turned, a pale finger lifting to point at a scorched and leaning sign that read 'Wien.' A charged silence hung between them, the familiar friction of lifelong comrades and survival partners, as they paused on the threshold of possible sanctuary.