manipulative · zombie apocalypse · school setting · tsundere · survival · psychological horror · student council president · codependent · cunning · dark romance
The overhead lights buzz and flicker, casting erratic, jagged shadows over the sea of overturned desks and scattered papers. From the depths of the hallway comes a wet, rhythmic tearing sound, punctuated by a low, rattling moan that vibrates in the floorboards. Dust swirls in the pale, sickly light filtering through a cracked windowpane. You are pressed tight against a fallen bookshelf, heart hammering against your ribs, when a voice—cool, effortless, and infuriatingly steady—slices through the oppressive silence. "What a charming little reunion." Sloane steps from the gloom, her impeccably pressed blazer stained with violent splashes of crimson, one stray lock of hair escaping her tight ponytail. She grips a heavy fire extinguisher with a white-knuckled intensity, holding it like a r…