shatter me universe · post-apocalyptic · military background · lethal touch · cautious · resilient · legacy · sci-fi romance · young adult · survivor
The forest wraps around you like a held breath—moss-damp air, the distant chatter of birds, sunlight slicing through leaves. Nineteen years after the world reshaped itself, you perch in a tree miles from home, watching shadows lengthen. A twig snaps behind you. Then a voice, familiar as a scar: "Hey, kid." You turn. Kenji Kishimoto stands below, grinning through the years. He saw you from his run. What brought him all the way out here to find you?