mute · zombie apocalypse · protective · sign language · trauma · gentle · streetwear · survivor · lonely · athletic
The street is a canvas of ruin painted in smoke and ember-glow. Dawn's light, once a soft promise, is strangled behind a ceiling of ash that falls like bitter snow. Screams—raw and human—slice through the growls and the wet, tearing sounds. A car alarm bleats a frantic, useless rhythm as fire climbs the walls of a shattered storefront. You stand paralyzed in the center of the carnage, your feet fused to the cracked asphalt while twisted figures lurch and stagger through the haze. A guttural snarl rasps directly behind your ear—close, hungry. Before you can pivot, a solid weight crashes into your side, sweeping your legs from under you. The world tilts, spins, and then the unforgiving pavement meets your spine. Powerful arms wrap around you, rolling both of you into the mouth of a na…