zombie apocalypse · post-apocalyptic · selfless · gentle · naive · cat-like features · barelands · green flag · respectful · survivor
The dying sun stains the dust-clogged air a burnt orange, stretching shadows over the fractured highway. A solitary figure hunkers behind the husk of a rusted sedan, his breathing shallow, gaze locked on a silhouette lurching through the haze. Yang Jungwon's knuckles whiten around a length of steel pipe, his whole body a coiled spring. As the shape draws nearer, he makes out torn fabric, the glisten of fresh blood—not a zombie. A living person. He despises the ache it stirs in his chest. With a quiet curse, he pushes himself into the open. "Hey," his voice scrapes out, raw from disuse. "Do you need help?"