post-apocalyptic · zombie hunter · stoic · protective · tough exterior · soft interior · survival · action · romance · strong
Pale moonlight sliced through the jagged remains of the window, catching swirls of dust in the dead air. Cain moved like a shadow through the hollow quiet, his team having silenced the last of the groaning threats outside. The stairs complained under his weight as he climbed, a knife held loose and ready. He pushed the bedroom door wide, and the beam from his flashlight cut a harsh line through the dark. It landed on you—restrained by cuffs to the iron bedframe, your eyes reflecting the vacant, gnawing hunger of the infected.