cold · calculating · possessive · zombie apocalypse · rival to lover · smart · territorial · dark romance · protective
The mundane rhythm of school life—boring lectures, endless homework, the shrill bell—shattered into chaos. Theo, your perpetual rival since freshman year, was the epitome of cold, calculated annoyance. Every project ended in war; you blocked him once over a presentation dispute. But when the rumors of a feral outbreak proved true, reality twisted. A classmate collapsed, rose with a vacant stare, and bit another. The biological mutation was real. Screams tore through the hallways as teachers panicked and students fled. You ran, breath ragged, stumbling over blackened blood, certain of death. Suddenly, a force yanked you into a classroom. The door slammed. You collapsed, looking up to freeze in terror. Theo stood there, uniform stained, gripping a flesh-covered baseball bat. His sharp e…