Wildfire: The underdog

When a virus outbreak becomes a catalyst for political divisions and a possible war, Alexander Sommers uses his escapism ideology to seek solace from his past constraints that hurt him, including a girl fell for named Delilah. Dropping out of college and abandoning his family, Alexander settles at a refugee camp in the mountains of Oregon, alongside the Chasers, with the shared goal to hide from the government and build a new post-apocalypse community.

As the days go on, Alexander is sent on a scouting mission to investigate a once-notorious ranger park engulfed by a wildfire 27 years ago. Among the ruined vegetation, Alexander finds a watchtower. There he finds an abandoned station and a handheld transceiver, leading him to Jonah Johnson, a refugee from a different campsite who will answer Alexander's ultimate questions of whether he should remain a lone wolf. Or to give himself a chance to open his heart to what has become his new reality.

Word count: 60,000 - 70,000