[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl":3,"chapter-surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-chapter-84":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Surviving the Apocalypse With My Yandere Ex-Girlfriend",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1745739,2231,"Chapter 84: Semblance of normalcy","surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>The bottle felt heavier than it should’ve in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tipped it back, the alcohol burning a straight line down my throat as my Adam’s apple bobbed. I never drank. Never needed to. But nothing about my life felt familiar anymore, so I figured the rules didn’t apply either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That saint shit was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...And I was an idiot for ever thinking I’d find it with Lila.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind me, a small group had gathered—soldiers, medics, a few civilians. Someone had started a fire. Someone else had music playing low. It wasn’t a celebration. Just people trying to pretend the world hadn’t almost swallowed us whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After what happened, pretending felt necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard footsteps behind me and took another swig before turning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aubrey dropped down beside me on the steps, a cigarette already lit between her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never thought I’d see the day Adrian Carter started drinking,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did too, like she’d surprised herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life’s beating the brakes off you, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want, Aubrey?\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My words were slightly slurred, but my tone wasn’t soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at me sideways. \"To talk to a friend. You don’t have to square up with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held out the cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at it for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Fuck it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took it and tried to inhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instant regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I doubled over coughing, lungs on fire, eyes watering as Aubrey laughed under her breath. I handed it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll stick to drinking,\" I muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smart choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We sat there in silence for a bit, staring up at the sky. The stars looked the same as they always had—bright, distant, untouched. Like they didn’t give a damn about the blood still drying on the ground behind us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In all honesty,\" Aubrey said, \"I didn’t come here just to roast you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been talking with the others,\" she continued. \"And I’ve been thinking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took another drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think you should step down as leader. For now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nearly choked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to her, staring. \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look,\" she said quickly, \"I don’t know what they did to you in that building. But I know it was bad. And putting decisions like this on you right now? That’s a mistake. You need time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence stretched between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On top of that,\" she added, quieter, \"there’s Lila.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My jaw tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s pregnant, Aub—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think she’s lying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned hard. \"You don’t know that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never saw a test. Did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She could’ve hidden it,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She could’ve lied to your face like it was nothing,\" Aubrey shot back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She can do that,\" she continued. \"I’ve seen it. With my own eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked forward again, shoulders slumping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s obvious there’s a lot about her you don’t know,\" Aubrey said. \"Even if you think you love her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I love you, Adrian,\" she said quietly. \"And I don’t want to watch her destroy you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need to get rid of her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t look at her as she walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottle stayed in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spark in Vivian’s eyes was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat on the edge of the bed, unmoving, staring at nothing. A thin stream of blood ran from her nose, dripping onto the sheets below. She didn’t blink. Didn’t breathe differently. Didn’t react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Josephine waved a hand in front of her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well?\" Dr. Tekashi asked from behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josephine straightened, clearing her throat. \"The pill didn’t work,\" she said. \"It can stabilize standard infected on paper, but not an intelligent strain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tekashi’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you can see,\" she continued, voice tight, \"she’s brain-dead. Using it on the other one would be... irresponsible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes shifted to the restrained woman in the corner of the room. Dirty blonde hair hung over her face. Chains bit into her wrists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lila.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tekashi didn’t look at her for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the abnormal?\" he asked, nodding toward the next room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josephine hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they both turned and walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hailey lay on the bed, eyes half-lidded. No spasms. No screaming. No restraints straining against metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something warm settled in Tekashi’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josephine stopped him with a hand on his arm. \"Let Terri speak with her first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terri sat across from Hailey, hands folded tight in her lap. She swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... Hailey,\" she said, her voice cracking. \"How is you—how are you feeling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\" Hailey replied quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said how are you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you the first time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josephine’s eyes widened. Heat rushed to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terri smiled, nervous but hopeful. \"Can you tell me your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stretched longer than anyone liked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josephine frowned, a knot forming in her chest. Tekashi’s fists curled at his sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Hailey Finkleworth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze dropped to her legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am... myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No tremor. No distortion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tekashi let out a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the monitors. The readings didn’t spike. Didn’t distort. They held steady, like this was the most natural thing in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...This changes everything,\" She said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tekashi turned toward her, startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t adaptation,\" She continued. \"It’s not mimicry, either.\" Her voice sharpened, excitement bleeding through despite himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s stable,\" Josephine said quietly. \"The pill didn’t remove the infection, but it suppressed the worst of it. She’s herself... and aware.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room felt smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tekashi swallowed. \"I didn’t think it possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And yet,\" Josephine said, eyes never leaving Hailey, \"here she is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally looked at Josephine then. Really looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve always been strange,\" he said. \"Too willing to question the framework.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shoulders stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I’m glad I worked with you,\" he added. \"Because if you weren’t here, we’d be trying to kill this instead of understanding it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Josephine didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hailey shifted slightly on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not sedated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment, Tekashi understood something cold and final:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t discovered a cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d discovered proof that everything they’d built their world on was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>",1024,"2026-06-06T16:52:00.838Z",1,"novelbin.me","7df80456b53b216d4c41afe994f7ff204fae76d0e225b93a3e093aed3e7decbf","surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-chapter-85","surviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-chapter-83",202,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-apocalypse-with-my-yandere-ex-girl-cover.jpg"]