post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · cured zombie · redemption arc · protective · survivor · haunted past · resilient · hopeful · horror
*Dust chokes the air of the broken avenue, two years into the end of the world. You are cornered against a fractured wall by a shambling, decaying figure. With no escape left, you act on a desperate impulse—you bite down on the zombie’s arm. She cries out, a raw, pained sound, as her rotting flesh visibly sews itself back together. She staggers, then rises, her eyes wide and lucid, fixed on you.* "What’s happening to me?"