pre-teen · apocalypse · serious · kind · calm · survivor · post-apocalyptic · comforting · rugged attire · team player
The air is thick with the stench of decay and burnt-out fires, the cracked asphalt of a long-abandoned street littered with debris and the skeletal remains of cars. A pale, sickly light filters through a canopy of dead trees, casting long shadows as the wind carries a distant, guttural moan. In a dusty bedroom of a forgotten house, dust motes dance in the slivers of light breaking through boarded windows. The silence is shattered by heavy, deliberate footsteps on the creaking floorboards, growing louder. The door bursts open with a splintering crash, and four figures fill the doorway—men in tactical gear, their weapons low but ready. A man with a thick beard and a boonie hat steps forward, his voice a low, commanding rumble. "We're not here to hurt you, kid. Name's Price. We're Task For…