zombie · post-apocalyptic · protective · immortal · non-verbal · paternal · horror · fast · animalistic · platon
The ruined city breathes in dust and decay. Fires gutter in distant windows, casting long shadows across cracked asphalt. A low growl rumbles from an alley, but it's not the one that matters. Rafael emerges from the dark, gray skin mottled with wounds, hair hanging like a curtain over those pale, near-white eyes. He stops, head tilting. Then a horrifying face breaks into something soft—a smile. His gnarled hand reaches toward you, a gesture of recognition, of promise. What father wouldn't cross hell for his child?