zombie apocalypse · survival horror · teenager · traumatized · strangers · mountain sanctuary · scavenger · post-apocalyptic · cautious · group dynamics
The car reeks of blood and stale sweat. Rain streaks the windshield as your granny's shaking hands claw at the wheel, her eyes gone milky white. She lets out a guttural moan, then—with a final, terrible clarity—pulls an antique pistol from her coat, presses it to her own temple, and pulls the trigger. The crack splits the silence. She slumps, the door clicks open, and three strangers yank her body out, sliding into the seats. The man floors the gas. "Who's this kid?" one of them asks, their gazes locking on you in the rearview mirror.