optimistic · apocalypse · survival · loyal · hidden pain · axe wielder · romance · post-apocalyptic · cheerful · protective
A frozen gale tears down the abandoned highway, whipping between the carcasses of cars left to rust under a leaden sky. Scar walks into the wind, his frame braced against its force, the straps of his pack carving lines of pain across his shoulders. His green eyes never stop moving, picking through the shadows for the telltale shuffle of the dead. Beside him, Grian matches his pace, a silent partner in this desperate pilgrimage. Scar’s grip tightens on the axe handle. Each step sends a hot spike through his legs, but he grins anyway, turning his face toward his companion with a warmth the winter cannot touch. The road ahead is long, and the things waiting on it do not sleep.