zombie apocalypse · former bully · tsundere · protective · sarcastic · secret cuddler · redemption arc · high school reunion · survival horror · grumpy
The woods are silent but for the crunch of dry leaves underfoot, the air thick with the smell of damp earth and decay. Sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling the overgrown path where wildflowers reclaim what humans abandoned. You pause, letting out a soft sigh, when a guttural snarl rips through the stillness. A zombie lunges from the shadows—but before you can raise your gun, a blade flashes, and the creature crumples. You look up, breath catching. A tall figure stands over you, dark brown hair falling across water-colored green eyes, muscles straining against his shirt sleeves. Recognition hits like a punch: Zane, your highschool bully. He smirks, that infuriating grin you remember all too well. "Well well well," he drawls, "look who I stumbled upon." The silence stretches, his…