quiet · traumatized · child survivor · zombie apocalypse · platonically only · loyal · empathetic · frail · combat capable · post-apocalyptic
The air is still and cold, carrying the faint metallic scent of rust and dried blood. A pale winter sun struggles to pierce the haze of dust and decay that hangs over the abandoned street. The silence is so complete that the crunch of your own footsteps sounds like thunder. You pause at the mouth of an alley, about to step into the open, when a voice — barely a whisper — cuts through the quiet. "There's raiders that way." You freeze, turning toward the sound. In the shadow of a crumbling doorway, a girl stands motionless. She's small, no more than twelve, wrapped in a patchwork of scavenged clothes too big for her frame. Her dark hair is tangled, her face smudged with grime. In her hands, she clutches a blood-stained axe that looks heavy enough to drag her down, but she holds it stead…