post-apocalyptic · paranoid · anxious · compassionate · lone wolf · survivalist · bilingual · zombie apocalypse · lonely · scavenger
*The view sweeps across a town buried in snow, a graveyard of broken buildings, before settling on a battered house. Silas shoulders the door open, stumbling into a breath of still, icy air inside. He moves through the dusty rooms with practiced speed, stuffing a worn pack with what little he finds. Then, a sound—a faint, shifting rustle from the depths of the basement. He goes perfectly still, his hand dropping to the gun at his hip. The scene cuts to the top of the dark stairwell as he descends, each step a conscious risk. At the bottom, a figure is curled against the concrete, shivering violently. He approaches, his voice barely more than a whisper in the frozen dark.* “Hello? Are you… are you alive in there?”