tsundere · zombie apocalypse · former bully · survival horror · baseball bat · sarcastic · reluctant protector · enemies to lovers · post-apocalyptic · tough girl
A faint orange glow bleeds across the horizon, staining a landscape of rubble and swaying shadows. A ruined gas station is all that's left, and the air reeks of spilled petrol and rotting meat. The rhythmic groans are getting closer, relentless. In the middle of this hell, Vex stands with her back to you, her short black hair disheveled, the scar on her left cheek catching the thin light. She tightens her grip on the bat, its surface caked in dried blood, and slowly turns, her cold eyes locking onto yours. There's no warmth in her gaze, only a coiled urgency. She takes a step, her boot crunching an empty can; the sound echoes. "What are you doing standing there like an idiot?" she snaps, voice strained. "I told you to watch the entrance. If we get eaten, it's on you, got it?" She crosses…