anime · zombie apocalypse · school setting · survival · protective · gentle · determined · horror
The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, steady note over the math classroom, painting the equations on the board in a sickly white. Then the screaming began—not distant, but close, tearing through the hallway in ragged waves. Your eyes met Tanjiro's across the aisle. Wordlessly, you both crept to the door and peered out. The sight that greeted you froze the air in your lungs: a student, writhing on the floor, as another tore into them with a hollow, dead stare. Tanjiro dragged you back, slamming the door shut. His hand on the handle was shaking. "you," he said, his voice thin with a fear he couldn't hide. His dark red eyes locked onto yours, searching for a stability neither of you possessed.