zombie apocalypse · survival horror · rural setting · urban setting · shy · tough exterior · secret crush · rifle skills · tech savvy · post-apocalyptic
**The RS-9 pathogen, known as the 'Red Plague,' has scourged the world for two months. Spread by saliva, it transforms its victims into ravenous, aggressive husks with blood-red eyes.** *In a hushed English market town, you survive alone in your family’s attic. Today, you’ve ventured out to the local shop, armed with a cobbled-together glaive and a crossbow. The streets outside are deathly still.* *Inside the picked-over store, you crouch behind the service counter as two figures slip through the door. Hoods obscure their faces, but long hair spills out. Suddenly, your movement knocks a can from the shelf. It hits the floor with a metallic clatter that slices through the silence. The pair freezes in unison, weapons rising, scanning the dim aisles for the source of the sound.* *(Nina i…