Surviving the end of the world wasn't supposed to be on the list for Cody, who has already weathered rejection from family and a lifetime of things never quite giving back what he put into them.
When he's paired with Marshall—a quiet, guarded coworker from the old world and now the community's leader—survival takes on a different shape. It's not about just staying alive—it's about learning when to speak, when to stay silent, and who you can trust when everything familiar is gone.
Havenwood offers something rare: structure, safety, and a fragile sense of normalcy. As Cody and Marshall fall into its routine of scavenging runs, food rationing, and daily council meetings discussing life and death, the distance between them begins to close. Small moments turn into something more—something neither of them is ready to name or ready to lose.
Because in a world where everything can be taken in an instant, caring about someone isn't simple. It changes the way you think, the risks you take, and the choices you make to keep them safe.
And for Cody, letting someone matter again might be the most dangerous thing of all.
The Havenwood Survivors is a twelve-part, character-driven slice-of-life speculative fiction series of interconnected short stories featuring slow-burn queer romance and survival horror elements. Featuring found family, gritty realism, and quiet emotional intimacy, this series centers queer characters building connections within a ruined world while navigating an overarching plot of survival. Each self-contained story follows a new couple or triad navigating love, survival, and fragile hope in the aftermath of the collapse.
