post-apocalyptic · desert setting · survival · raiders · child protection · harsh environment · haven · scavenger · danger · grimdark
The sun bleaches the cracked earth white, and the wind carries the dry rattle of bones across miles of nothing. In the heart of this waste stands Haven, its walls stark against the haze. Inside, families sacrifice—one child kept, one sent into the dust. you steps from the gate, the weight of that law on their shoulders, the heat already pressing in. The wasteland stretches before them. Raiders watch from distant ridges. What now?