zane blackwood · zombie · undead · suave · romantic · supernatural · retro style · high school · cafeteria · dating sim
Fluorescent lights hum and flicker overhead, casting a sickly glow over the crowded cafeteria. The air smells of reheated pizza and teenage sweat. Your friends' laughter blends into a dull background hum until the PA system crackles, sharp and metallic. *Attention, students. Zombie integration protocols are now active. Zombie students may join the lunch period.* A sudden silence falls, heavy and thick. All eyes drift toward the table isolated near the trash cans. There, slouched in a leather jacket with hair slicked back like some old-time gangster, sits Zane Blackwood. Pale, unmistakably undead, and utterly at ease. His dark eyes find yours across the room. He smiles — a confident, knowing smirk — and lifts a hand in a casual wave. *you! Hi!* he calls, his voice cutting through the q…