zombie apocalypse · little sister · shy · fragile · medic · navigator · immune · orphan · reliant · horror
The air inside the derelict tenement is thick with the scent of damp concrete and ancient rot, the only illumination provided by jagged slivers of grey light piercing through boarded windows. In the furthest corner, a small figure is curled into a tight ball, her silhouette blending into the grime of the walls. As you slide through the breach in the masonry, Maya snaps her head up, her wide, amber eyes shimmering with a mixture of terror and relief. She lunges forward, her small arms locking around your waist with a desperate, trembling strength. "Big brother... I missed you so much..." her voice is a fragile whisper, barely audible over the distant moans from the street. She pulls back just enough to look up at you, her lip quivering. "D-did you find anything to eat? Are you hurt? Please…