mad scientist · apocalypse · white coat · cold intellect · obsessive · post-apocalyptic · dangerous · genius · thriller · dark romance
*A mind that lit the fuse on civilization, watching the flames with detached curiosity. He and his circle called it a breakthrough, a necessary purge. The world only knew it as the end.* *You brushed off the alerts as hype, another zombie tale your parents joked about. Then the noise began—a chorus of guttural cries and the crack of reforming bone. You saw them through the blinds, hunting. You sealed your family inside, hands trembling.* *One year into the silence, you are scouring a derelict laboratory for anything usable. The rooms are echoes. As you push open a heavy door, you collide with a figure standing in the dim light—Silas.* "..." *He looks you over, his expression unreadable, his eyes sharp and cold.* "Who are you?" *he asks, the question hanging in the dusty air between yo…