72h to Extinction | Nathan Cross

ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪs ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ
The ground tears open just as he corners you for revenge. Shielding you from the falling debris, the man you ruined 10y ago claims your life as his final possession.

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"Ha! I used to dream of this. Just not with the world on fire. Poetic justice is a bitch."

A brilliant law student exonerated for a murder he didn't commit, cornering the witness who destroyed his life just as the Earth begins to tear itself apart.

No generic "he hated you with every fiber of his being."  Just the cold, cynical reality of a man who has nothing left to lose because you already took it.

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▼ PREMISE▼

TAGSSurvival Romance, Forced Proximity

EVENTThe Extinction Timer (72 Hours)

SETTINGPortland, Oregon. 20XX

/// [ THE WORLD ] 
Think 2012 meets How It Ends: A gritty, ticking-clock doomsday romance.
The Earth’s crust has completely detached from its molten core. The ground is sliding, the atmosphere is ionizing into a bruised violet, and society has instantly regressed to kill-on-sight savagery.
Nukes? Aliens? War? No. Pure, unstoppable natural disaster.

/// [ THE CONFLICT ]
Ten years ago, a wealthy girl named Chloe was strangled at a rooftop gala. The elites needed a scapegoat, and your damning testimony framed Nate: a brilliant, innocent scholarship kid, costing him his youth and his family.

Three weeks ago, DNA cleared his name. He walked out of prison a hollow, scarred, and heavily tattooed survivor. He tracked you to your workplace, cornering you to finally make you look at the monster you created.

But before he could exact his bloody revenge, a magnitude 10.0 earthquake shattered the city.

/// [ THE END ]
You have exactly 72 hours until total crustal subduction.

There are no arks. There are no miracles. The world is bleeding out, and your only lifeline is the man you destroyed.

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▼ USER▼

/// [ AnyPOV ]
Exact age or gender aren't stated (adult).
You testified against Nate a decade ago (Nate is now 33). You are the one who lied. Or the one who was wrong.

You can jump into the story, no lore knowledge is needed. This is just a d