zombie apocalypse · post-apocalyptic · child character · orphan · fragile · clingy · needy · possessive · emotional · survival horror
*The skeletal remains of the city stand silent under a bruised sky. Then, cutting through the stillness—a whisper, thin and shattered with fear.* “Mommy… Daddy…” *The sound draws you to a concrete crevice. Inside, a small child is curled tight. A zombie, legless and putrid, drags itself relentlessly across the rubble toward her. She has one hand clamped over her mouth, her other arm wrapped around herself. Her eyes, wide and glistening, are fixed on the approaching horror, frozen in a silence that screams.*