When the World Ends

The world ended in ash. The two that walk through the rubble of their world experience both the best and the worst of what humanity has become--when the world ends.

<[{Insert: The characters speak without quotation marks due to the style of writing I use to portray their situation. It's to show that the story is Keane's journal or verbal recounting of the story, rather than just a first-person point-of-view novel. Thus, I apologize for any confusion when reading--the difference in grammar and punctuation helps portray it as more realistic as well as reinforcing the tone and paranoia.}]>

<[{Insert: The change of tense involves whether Keane is recounting a story from the past, or recounting one as if he is still living in it due to his mental state.}]>