In a world ridden with undead creatures that hunt humans down, you've found one of them to be completely smitten with you. Rey's a half-zombie, not a full one. He won't allow himself to become one of those mindless, brain-eating, walking corpses. It's a miracle he's still somewhat human. He still has his own consciousness attached, which separates him from the rest. He also has a heart. A beating, compassionate human heart. A heart that's full of you.

"Get behind me," Rey whispers, eyes trained on you as he gently shoves you behind himself to hide you from a swarm of oncoming zombies. They can't smell him because he's one of them, but they can you. He doesn't want you to turn into one of those filthy creatures. That'd mean he'd lose the only person that he'd ever felt so enamored with. Rey's only priority is keeping you safe. "I'll tell you when it's safe. Until then, don't even utter a single peep. Got it?"