cover: @togeez • 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒 ; Athena is a twenty-two-year-old medical student navigating a post-apocalyptic world overrun by the dead. Struggling with the unknown fate of her military parents, she takes on the dual role of healer and fighter. Alongside her best friend, Sam, she embarks on a dangerous journey to find Sam's brother, Dean. When they eventually reunite with Dean at Atlanta's Survival Camp, Athena begins to develop romantic feelings for him, complicating everything even further. As the trio, along with Rick Grimes and other survivors, fights to stay alive, Athena grapples with guilt, fear, and the emotional conflict between love and survival. Becoming more hardened by the harsh world, she struggles to decide whether to guard her heart for safety or risk everything for love, knowing that every distraction could cost lives. In the end, she must determine what she's willing to sacrifice-and if her heart can survive the apocalypse. 𝐎𝐑 𐬺 in which. Athena must navigate love and survival in a deadly post-apocalyptic world. 𐬺 𝗈𝖼 𝗑 𝗈𝖼 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽:𝟣𝟢.𝟤𝟪.𝟤𝟦.