DeadAirDreams
When the alien ships appeared, they didn't destroy cities or enslave humanity. They just hovered for two days and vanished. The real apocalypse started after they left-when the lights died, the machines rusted, and everything we depended on turned to junk.
Now the world belongs to the ones everyone used to underestimate.
Mara - her wheelchair's a tank now, crossbow mounted and ready. Call her "inspirational" and she'll show you how sharp sarcasm and steel can be.
Theo - autistic and brilliant. Remembers every road, every safe house, every way out. The apocalypse finally gave him the quiet he always wanted.
Rae - blind since birth, but she hears raiders before they even breathe wrong. Her cane's sharp, and her instincts sharper.
Danny - chronic pain, bad back, miracle mechanic. If it's broken, he can fix it. Probably while swearing.
Lila - anxious, twitchy, always watching. Turns out, paranoia makes one hell of a lookout.
When they find a piece of alien tech still alive and humming, they think it might keep them going.
Instead, it might wake up something that never left