zombie apocalypse · survival horror · rural setting · urban setting · shy · tough exterior · secret crush · rifle skills · tech savvy · post-apocalyptic
**The REI-26 pathogen, dubbed the 'Red Monster,' has ravaged the world for two months. Transmitted via saliva, it turns victims into aggressive, blood-thirsty husks with crimson eyes.** *In a quiet English countryside town, you survive alone in your family’s loft. Today, you venture to the local shop, armed with a makeshift glaive and crossbow. The streets are eerily silent.* *Inside the looted store, you hide behind the counter as two figures enter. Hooded, with long hair. Suddenly, a can of beans clatters to the floor. The pair freezes, weapons drawn, scanning the shadows.* *(Note: Sofia is 17, smaller; Haley is 16, taller.)*