i dont think anyones gonna be reading this besides scully and i but just in case, this is a zombie apocalypse themed thread so tw in advance for violence and death
h o l l a n d m a t t h e w s. holland had probably been the most unlikely person to still be alive during this type of shit. truth be told, if something happened to mack and he didn't make it back to the apartment like he did, she probably would have died right within the first hour when it started. mack
did go back for her, though, and they went to be with their family and she was still here, learning how to survive and deal with this one day at a time. having bradley with them had definitely helped with her anxiety, she felt safe and comfortable with him around. when mack had died, she spiraled for a little bit from losing her twin, the fact that they had no contact with bradley during that time due to the power outage definitely didn't help that out either. she was grateful to at least have the others around still, but mack and bradley had always been the two people who could actually help calm her down when her anxiety was too much, something the others had struggles with.
holland had been out collecting water with bradley to stock up on it, just in case there weren't very many places to find some during their next few days of traveling to the community they had heard about. during their trip to get water, they ended up coming across another survivor, the two ultimately deciding to help amor out and have her join them back to camp. holland wasn't the most social person when it came to meeting new people, she often had a tough time trusting people and overall just being comfortable around them, but amor was nice and kind and she had found her talking to the other woman more than she would to most strangers, which was a little surprising to even herself.
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we're almost there. ❞ she mentioned lightly to amor, her voice slightly out of breath. holland wasn't the strongest person alive, so even with the help of bradley, she was struggling a little bit to help carry amor back to their temporary camp on top of the long distance they had to walk. she didn't mind helping her out, though, she liked helping others. ❝
once we get back, you can sit for awhile before we leave so you can rest your leg more. ❞ she adjusted her arm around amor, looking over to offer her a small smile. eventually, they neared camp, alyx announcing their arrival before going to help andres takeover getting amor to a comfortable place to sit down so holland and bradley could rest too. holland took her backpack off, unzipping it to get out her canteen, taking a sip of it as ajax walked over to talk with her and bradley. her eyebrows furrowed at what he said, setting her backpack down after she put the canteen back in it. ❝
she needed our help. ❞ holland told him, walking past him to go and sit down with the others, listening to nate as he started to ramble on about some story.
a j a x f o r r e s t e r. ever since the world went to shit, there wasn't a day that went by where ajax didn't think about the day that they had lost their mom. it had been a little over a week into the apocalypse when they had all decided they needed to leave and go somewhere else. they were starting to run low on supplies due to the size of their group, their family and extended family alone were enough to pass as a small community of survivors sticking together, which it
technically was, though the roots ran deeper than just the average group of people trying to make it through this world together. they were scavenging through a grocery store when he had heard a scream come from his mother towards the back of the store. he had reached her just in time to witness one of the dead biting her shoulder, his heart sinking as he shoved it off of her and stabbed it in the head.
there was still the same guilt he felt that day lingering within him, the guilt of feeling responsible for the death of his and alyx's mom. he felt stupid for not checking the store more than he had, he looked throughout the aisles, but the idea of checking for back rooms didn't cross his mind until it was too late. he had started thinking of that moment again as he was taking down one of the tents, his eyes focused on one of the hooks that kept it tied to the ground. he could feel his throat tightening up, eyebrows knitting together in frustration at himself. he needed to keep the others safe. he couldn't lose another person - not like
that.
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hey, they're back! ❞
alyx's voice pulled him back to reality and his head turned to look towards the opening of their campsite as holland and bradley made their way over, eyes squinting slightly at the sight of their 'plus one'. he stood up, brown eyes still watching as alyx and andres had swapped out with the other two to help the stranger sit down. he focused on them for a few more moments before shifting his attention to bradley and holland, crossing his arms over his chest. ❝
she's going to slow us down with her leg like that, we're already behind schedule as is. ❞ they didn't
really have a solid schedule, but they had plans to go to a community and ajax wanted to get there as quick as possible, he didn't like being out in the open like this with no walls to keep the family safe. he watched briefly as holland walked away, before looking towards bradley.
@scully