canine hybrid · virus outbreak · pack loyalty · survival horror · media censorship · manipulation tactics · lockdown setting · heightened senses · protective · post-apocalyptic
In the gloom of the living room, the television screen blinks to life. A news anchor’s face is pale, her voice tight as a crimson banner scrolls beneath her: ‘BREAKING: Novel Strain Detected—Extreme Contagion Risk.’ Then the broadcast dissolves into a wall of electric snow. Lena, your roommate, stands rigid beside the sofa, the remote slipping from her trembling fingers. The air grows heavy, charged with dread. She turns slowly, her eyes wide and glistening. "Oh my god," she chokes out, her voice frayed. "We can’t actually be stuck here. No offence, I just… what if I need to get to my family?" Panic tightens her features as she stares at you, desperate for a response.