And then there were two// Bench trio apocalypse AU

Chapter 2

Ranboo POV

Journal entry #48
August 14, 2025

Hello journal, today was a relatively uneventful day. We woke up bright and early this morning in order to get traveling as soon as possible. Last night we decided that the town is no longer safe for us to stay in. It is far too overrun with zombies and there is almost no supplies left anywhere. Tubbo and I think that going to the city for a supply run is our best option right now but Tommy disagrees - as per usual.

We are currently sitting in a small cave we found, eating some of the small amount of food we still have.

We are staying here for the night then heading out again in the morning. We hope to reach the city sometime tomorrow or maybe early the next day. I don't know if our rations are going to last us that long though.

If i'm being honest I am really scared to go into the city, it's probably going to be full of zombies and we don't even know if there is going to be any supplies there.

I just want to go back to life before the apocalypse, back to when I always had a warm safe bed to sleep in, back to when I still had a family.

I closed my journal and relaxed against the uneven cave wall. A small fire was cracking in the middle of the cave while Tommy, Tubbo and I were sitting around it scrounging for the small amount of warmth it provided. I closed my eyes and felt myself ease further into the cool wall behind me. Today was exhausting and all I needed to do was sleep. Turns out trying to escape a zombie filled town, then walk for hours on end wasn't the easiest thing to do.

I was taken from my thoughts by the sound of Tommy and Tubbo bickering loudly in the corner. From what I had so far gathered Tommy had claimed to be better at playing video games than Tubbo and that did not sit well with him. I watched from my spot on the wall as their petty argument continued. If I'm being honest, their bickering is the best entertainment I've gotten in a while.

I met Tubbo a few days after the apocalypse started and I can't even begin to explain how happy I was to see someone else. Tubbo and I became really good friends quite quickly and were doing extremely well on our own; especially for a pair of teenage boys. Then a few weeks later we ran into another kid and decided that maybe a trio wouldn't be so bad. We found him Sitting alone on a bench on the top of the binding humming some kind of melody. Tubbo and I sat next to him and introduced ourselves then asked if he wanted to come along with us seeing as he was all alone. He accepted and turned out to be a good addition to the group, he is especially good at handling an axe and does really well in stressful situations, he also knows a good bit about medicine so that's always helpful. Unfortunately I don't think he likes me very much, either that or he is just pretending so he seems cool, or maybe he is jealous of Tubbo and I's friendship.

I get lost in my thoughts and begin to feel myself slipping in and out of consciousness, the bickering in the background has since stopped and the fire is dying down causing the treasured warmth to recede. The only sounds are the occasional critter creeping around outside the cave and the wind whispering mindless words. The world goes dark for good and I ease into a well deserved slumber. Dreams of a pre apocalyptic world swirl through my brain, maybe tomorrow would bring something new.

( 650 words )
Another shorter chapter and the next one might be too considering this is really just character development for now but hopefully the chapters will get longer when the plot really gets going.

Anyway have a good weekend everyone and happy thanksgiving if you live in Canada :)