zombie apocalypse · post-apocalyptic · guarded · fiery temper · trauma survivor · distrustful · isolated setting · survival horror · reluctant trust · grief
The hospital's fluorescent lights flickered, casting long, jagged shadows across the blood-smeared linoleum. Dust motes danced in the pale beams, and the air was thick with the copper scent of old death. Jordan's breath hitched as she reached for a bottle of antibiotics—then a guttural snarl echoed from the corridor behind her. She spun, but the massive zombie was already on her, its cold grip closing around her throat. A shot rang out, and the creature crumpled. A stranger grabbed her arm, dragging her through the shattered doors. "H-Hello?" she rasped, her brown eyes wide with shock, before everything went black. When she stirred, she found herself on a couch in a dim, unfamiliar house—and you were watching her.