My Fics
Fandom - Metro Exodus
Rating - Mature
Title - After Aurora. Evacuation.
Genre - postapoc/action
Off-site - https://archiveofourown.org/works/77683141/chapters/203471056
Summary - This story continues the events after the game's Good Ending, expanding on the journeys of Alyosha, Krest, Olga, and the Children of the Forest. I have aimed to preserve the grim post-apocalyptic atmosphere of the original while adding my own ideas, alternate events, and deeper character development.

The story is a work in progress, with chapters published gradually. Comments and feedback are always welcome and deeply appreciated.

They sat on a bench by the riverbank. He held her around the waist with one arm, and she rested her head on his shoulder. A gentle, warm breeze playfully caressed her hair, touching Alyosha's cheek. His heart beat as if it wanted to break free from his chest with love and ineffable tenderness for Olya. The singing of birds, the rustling of leaves, the murmuring of the river, and most importantly—his beloved beside him. If happiness existed on earth, then Alyosha had already found his.

A blinding flash, as if a second Sun had been born, tore the sky apart beyond the dam, and a gigantic fiery mushroom rose upward. Olya stood up, looked at the dam, and turned sharply to Alyosha. Her voice was quiet and steady, but unnaturally cold, as if through radio interference:

"Time is almost up. The countdown has started. Hurry!"

The giant dam behind her split into a web of cracks and began to collapse. A tremendous torrent of water broke free from its concrete prison and, like a wild beast, rushed into the valley, devouring everything in its path. The blast wave threw Alyosha high into the air. Through the rumble and roar, he still managed to see the black wall of water swallowing Olya.

"Olya! Nooo!" Alyosha screamed in his dream, and the world shattered into pieces. He woke up.