What Comes After by H.G. Lovecats

Ren doesn’t sleep much.Nightmares drag him back to a world he can’t forget.At Seiryo University he passes as just another student, until his classmates turn violent and the infected flood the streets. With civilization collapsing around him, the few people in his life need him to be something he never believed he could be. But that means exposing what he truly is. And the past that refuses to stay dead.What to expect: A character-focused, anime-flavored story about trauma, guilt, and the cost of living. Slow-burn tension, emotionally heavy themes, and a cast of characters worth grieving over.Reverse isekai MC, ensemble cast with real losses, slow-burn romance, graphic violence, no system, no LitRPG.