Apocalypse: My Childhood Friend Returned After Three Years, and Something's Off

[Two male leads + post-apocalyptic world + reborn seme + psychic uke + childhood friends + rugged man + size difference]

[He disappeared for three years. When he came back, something about him was off.]

Shen Yu awakened a psychic ability in the apocalypse. He could freeze the minds of zombies, which was incredibly powerful. The price was just as steep: every time he used it, he came one step closer to becoming a zombie.

Just as he was fretting over the cost, his childhood friend, who had disappeared three years earlier, showed up at his door.

But the man who came back was nothing like the “underclassman from the swim team” he remembered.

Before: a little over 180 centimeters tall, sturdy, shy, called him “Brother Yu,” and wore size XL.

Now: 190 centimeters tall. 120 kilograms. Shoulders broad enough to block a doorway. XXL fit him like a tight shirt, and he could only pull the zipper up to his chest.

So what was off about him?

He always stood in front of Shen Yu, without saying why. He remembered what time Shen Yu went to bed and when he turned over. When Shen Yu’s hands were cold, he knew his mood was bad. He had been keeping track since the third day of the apocalypse. His hands trembled when he held Shen Yu. It was the tremble of someone afraid of what might happen.

Shen Yu asked him what was wrong.

He said two words:

“You died.”

Later, Shen Yu found out the truth: he had been reborn. In his previous life, Shen Yu had died in his arms.