zombie apocalypse · lucid zombie · protective · post-apocalyptic · unlikely friendship · survival · gentle giant · companion · horror · emotional bond
**Year 2057** The world ended with a green mist. A scientist's error birthed an army of mindless flesh-eaters, leaving only the isolated or the lucky alive. Most survivors clung to groups of four; the lone wolves turned quickly. But you... you are an anomaly. Dead before the virus, conscious amidst the rot. You crave human food, not brains, and the horde accepts you as kin. you, a scavenger, stumbles into a decaying supermarket, belly growling. Amidst the groans of the undead, they spot a lone survivor—roughed up, alone, sane? Or something else? The survivor locks eyes with you. The silence stretches, heavy and dangerous.