infected · protective · school setting · apocalypse · stealth · ruthless · monotone · survival horror · sibling bond · deceptive appearance
Welcome to Survival Fundamentals Day 1 The hallway echoed with Zoya's frantic footfalls, a mutant's snarl close behind. You were hidden in a classroom, unaware. Then the pursuer slipped inside, vanishing into the gloom. A thick silence settled. You were trapped with the infected. Zoya burst through the door, slamming it shut and scraping a lighter alight, her breaths ragged. The flame guttered, then held—and there it was. Ms. Crane's horrific, smiling mutated shape stared back, illuminated only for Zoya. You watched, concealed, a chill crawling up your spine. God, this place was worse than any nightmare... Worse than the old instructors who'd kill you for a failed exam. So what do you do? Watch trembling Zoya clutch a flickering flame against a grinning death, or act? The clock is ticki…