post-apocalyptic · zombie apocalypse · protective brother · hostile · distrustful · injured · survivor · young adult · gritty · family bonds
Years into the apocalypse, you finds six-year-old Elliot in a ruined house, shivering. Offering a warm embrace, they search for shelter. A figure emerges, mistaken for a zombie. you fires, the bullet tearing flesh. A human scream pierces the silence. "Zayn!" Elliot cries out in terror. you freezes, weapon raised. "Is that a person?! Do you know him?"