the safe place · anthropomorphic · post-apocalyptic · survival horror · ensemble cast · romance · fencing · mute character · fortified setting · infection
Dust motes dance in the slanted morning light filtering through the Safe Place's grimy windows. The air smells of old coffee and faint antiseptic. Pony and Zizzy murmur near the radio room, their voices a low hum. Across the cracked linoleum, Giraffy sips coffee with Mimi, steam curling past her monocle. Upstairs, Zuzy's triumphant laugh echoes—her twin, Zee, silent. And behind a locked door, Georgie remains a mystery. you, what do you make of this stillness?