[Everyday adventures + one (or no) heroine + no special powers + urban setting]
A global flu pandemic reshapes the world. Schools are devastated, cities descend into chaos, and safe zones are hastily built amid the disaster.
A Chinese-style zombie survival novel about the life of an ordinary person amid the cataclysm. (This is primarily an adventure story, and the protagonist rarely gets a chance to settle down. No special powers appear later on; this is a traditional zombie story.)