She Throws Her Weight Around with Cats and Dogs in Zombie Movies

Abandoned draft (lw thread)

A traditional zombie story. It has zombies (including lickers, giant zombies, and other monsters), as well as mutated animals and plants, tsunamis, earthquakes, and natural disasters.

A patient with no talent for writing blurbs.

Dao Ke is a laid-back young woman, so laid-back it's practically a lifestyle.

Her family is wealthy, but she has no interest in competing with her siblings. She moved far away to study, just to find some peace and quiet. She's a homebody and avoids going out whenever she can.

Late one night, she went to feed the stray cats and dogs in her neighborhood.

She's not particularly compassionate, as you can tell from the fact that she likes feeding them but doesn't bring them home. She finds it too much trouble. But unlike the people who abandoned them, she understands that if she can't offer them a stable home, she shouldn't take them in on a whim.

But those cats and dogs were acting strangely that night. They clung to her pant leg and wouldn't let go. By the time she got home and woke up, the world had changed.

Are those things outside... zombies, like in the movies?

Holy crap...

Dao Ke hesitated for only a few seconds before deciding to join them. If you can't beat them, join them. Maybe she could even get a high-ranking job someday.

But...

Tried getting bitten by a zombie: no.

Tried getting zombie blood on herself: no.

Tried swallowing a mouthful of blood, despite the nausea: no.

Dao Ke sat on the sofa, lost in thought. Was she one of the 0.001 percent of people immune to the zombie virus?

After sitting in silence for a while, she packed her gear and went outside.

If she couldn't join them, she'd just fight them!

Then she stepped outside and was immediately tackled... She was so weak it was ridiculous.

But then a group of cats with haughty strides and a pack of dogs radiating menace came charging over.

Dao Ke was saved like this. She had no special powers, but a pack of powered cats and dogs took her under their wing.

For food: the orange cat has more than it could ever eat in its space.

When it's hot: the hairless cat calmly comes over and sits on her head.

When it's cold: the golden retriever pants and rubs against her leg.

When there's danger: the Doberman and black-and-tan German Shepherd glare menacingly at the intruders like bodyguards.

When she's bored: the Russian Blue acts like a little temptress, teasing her arm with its tail and coaxing her to pet it.

Life like this is more comfortable than before the apocalypse.

Except for one thing: finding a boyfriend is harder than ever.

Theme: Life is precious.