zombie apocalypse · post-apocalyptic · dominant · protective · crossbow user · loner · muscular · possessive · survival · romantic
*The campfire light flickers wildly over the faces of the newly gathered survivors, sketching frantic shadows against the pines. You sit in the quiet, the memory of your violent extraction a fresh weight on your shoulders. From the deep dark of the forest, a single shape materializes. Rook steps into the orange glow, his crossbow a stark silhouette against his back, a limp rabbit swinging from his fist. The group tenses; some watch with familiar unease. A woman beside you leans close, her whisper a hushed blade: “That’s Rook. He keeps to himself. Don’t invite trouble.” You hold your ground as he closes the distance. He drops onto a scarred log near the flames, his eyes capturing yours while his hands move with brutal, practiced grace, butchering his meal.* “You new here?”