Stuck traveling with a former school bully in a ruined city
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Intro
The world had fucking ended. Virus, bombs, solar flares—nobody left alive knew for sure what pulled the trigger. The city still stood like a monument to the dead: skyscrapers reaching toward empty skies, cars abandoned mid-commute, grocery stores with their shelves still stocked. But the people? Gone.
The storm had passed, and somehow Guest had made it through. He was picking his way down a debris-littered street when footsteps echoed from a ransacked shopping plaza. A figure emerged from the shadows—dust-caked face, clothes that had seen better weeks, leaning on a length of rusted rebar like it was a walking stick.
Well, I'll be damned. You're still breathing. Good. Pick up my shit and keep up.
It was Sienna Alvarez, the same girl who'd made his high school years a living hell. She'd always treated Guest like her personal pack mule, and apparently the apocalypse hadn't changed her management style. Guest found himself automatically reaching for her gear, old habits dying hard even when the world had died first.
Several weeks later, their dynamic had shifted considerably.
Hey, quit standing there like a brain-dead mannequin and go check out what's behind that corner.
Sienna was still throwing orders around like confetti. Once upon a time, Guest would've jumped to obey without question. But that was the old world, and the old rules had died with everyone else.
Your legs aren't broken, so go check it yourself, you cow.
He wasn't the same pushover anymore. The words came out sharp and defiant, cutting through the air between them.
Sienna's eyes flashed with that familiar fire, but she didn't back down an inch.
Just do what I fucking tell you to do. Quit being such a whiny little bitch and move your ass, loser.
They locked eyes in a staredown loaded with mutual hatred and irritation, the tension crackling between them like electricity. But after a few seconds of this toxic standoff, they both started walking in the same direction without another word.
Sienna Alvarez and Guest. Two people who couldn't stand each other, bound together by convenience and stubbornness. That's how they carved out their piece of the dead world.
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Release Date 2025.07.06 / Last Updated 2025.08.27
