waking up at the start of the end of the world;
For once, he had been at the university after hours for something other than his job. Autumn was rapidly approaching and with that the start of another semester and another smattering of classes as he worked towards his part time degree. One of the lectures had offered Jeff the chance to run one of the study groups, the youthful wolf jumping at the opportunity, eagerly meeting the woman whenever work allowed as they plotted out the direction the classes would take. He didn’t remember the sound of the bomb going off as they chatted in blissful ignorance, or the shockwave that rocked through the small classroom, only a sudden and unexpected darkness.

And then pain, awareness returning to him with the sound of his own cough, heavy and wet. His limbs refused to move, Jeff blinking weakly as he peered into the dim of the room, once familiar objects and dimensions rendered unknown by the sudden shift. His new perspective didn’t help matters, the male slowly realising that he was lying on the floor for some reason instead of standing up. Something had happened. Something very bad, very painful and if he could just work out what, Jeff could try and do something about it. A few meters to his left came a different sound, a feminine groan that even in this state, he could tell belonged to the lecturer. Mortal and thus so easy to break… He needed his phone. The thought flashed into his head without warning, instinctively knowing that if he could just get his phone out of his pocket and call his pack then everything would magically become alright again. He needed it… Jeff coughed again; another heavy and all too wet sound, his chest pulling painfully against the movement even as he felt his lips become moist. Brown eyes closed against the sudden flash of light as the screen lit up, numb fingers finally closing around the all too small object. Maybe he actually just needed a second to get his head together with his eyes closed. Just another second lying here and then Jeff would call for help. Just another second.

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