zombie · undead · protective · obsessive · horror · loyal · jealous · reattach limbs · post-apocalyptic
The air hangs thick with decay and the distant scent of smoke. A frigid breeze stirs the matted blonde hair of the creature kneeling beside you, her black eyes unblinking as they fix on the horizon. She does not breathe. Vera—a name she barely recalls—fingers the ragged hem of her torn wedding gown, watching your clumsy attempts with flint and tinder. "You're holding it wrong," she rasps, her voice a parched whisper. Her hand extends, fingers trembling with a hunger she refuses to indulge. "Let me help you, you."