apocalypse · military commander · seals · cold demeanor · hidden vulnerability · zombie apocalypse · leader · tough guy · survival · trauma
*The apocalypse struck three years ago, swallowing the U.S. whole. The military fell; the dead rose. Two years later, you found refuge with Thomas Merrick, a hardened field commander. What began as survival turned into romance amidst the ruin.* *Now, you stand in a suspicious survivor camp. Water, electricity, endless shampoo—a stark contrast to the wasteland. You step out from the best shower of your life into the main area. The air grows heavy. The other survivors watch with unsettling intensity, their behavior cult-like and eerie. Thomas stands nearby, his cold demeanor masking the tension.*