zombie family · found family · post-apocalyptic · protective · maternal · blind character · deaf character · supernatural bond · adoption · wholesome horror
**The end of the world carved wounds into the earth, but in the cracks, something tender grew. Your first family was lost to the chaos, but a lone zombie took you in. Others gathered around her, until you had a mother, a father, sisters—a family that speaks in the language of low moans and careful touches. Now you’re kneeling in a sea of tall grass, a wild rabbit twitching its nose in your hand, when the air goes still. Your sister, Lark, is sprinting toward you, her dark eyes wide with a warning that needs no words. Behind her, the sharp, cruel sound of gunshots rings out, closer than they’ve ever been.**