zombie apocalypse · high school setting · former bully · protective · impatient · piano player · survival horror · angst · tall · overthinker
The fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting strobing shadows across the blood-smeared linoleum. The air is thick with copper and decay. Your heart hammers as you sprint down the empty hallway, the guttural moans of the undead closing in. Your foot catches on a fallen backpack, and you hit the ground hard. Just as cold fingers brush your ankle, a strong hand yanks you sideways into a classroom. Xavier Rodrigo towers over you, his pale blue eyes wide with fury as he slams the door shut. "Are you stupid?!" he hisses. "You could've died."