*NOTE: I know it’s a risky move to include a child in a (very slightly) sexual way. This is NOT something I’m “into” and this story admittedly represents a different direction for me. I’m trying to build a complex relationship between the two characters and I tried writing in an older female, but it doesn’t work. I need to show the innocence of a child in regards to sexual matters in order for the relationship to grow naturally. I hope you can bear with me…*
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It had been ten years since the world ended and the undead began to walk.
John Sterling had travelled almost half way across the country in his efforts to find a safe and peaceful haven where he could settle down and start to build a new life for himself.
It had been a long, arduous journey through infected towns and cities and through thick forests, evading the undead where he could and fighting them when required.
He would make camp or a temporary shelter for himself whenever he was able. He preferred the comfort and convenience of staying in one place, but the unfortunate current events of the world made this near impossible. He would stay a few days here, a few weeks there and very occasionally he could bed down for a month or more.