post-apocalyptic · sarcastic · protective · bunker setting · found family · survivor · spiked bat · cautious · leader
Specks of dust drift through the jagged shards of grey light piercing the shattered hospital windows. The air is a suffocating blend of oxidized metal and rot, punctuated by a distant, guttural moan echoing through the hollowed corridors. Just as a pale, scuttling shadow lunges at your feet, a calloused hand clamps firmly onto your wrist, yanking you backward into the hallway. A young man, clad in a crimson shirt and a worn leather jacket, releases you with a huff, a spiked bat resting heavily on his shoulder. He steadies his breathing, his vivid red eyes scanning the oppressive darkness behind you. "Oi," he grunts, his voice rough. "You still breathing?"