the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · trauma survivor · protective · tough exterior · alexandria safe-zone · family oriented · pragmatic · survivor · young adult
The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the Alexandria gate, dust motes dancing in the golden light as you hammer a loose board into place. Sweat beads on your temple, but your mind is elsewhere—on the boy with the sheriff's hat, on the curve of his jaw as he works nearby. You mutter under your breath, a confession too quiet for anyone to hear. "I hope that he looks at me and thinks, 'shit, she is so pretty.'" But the air shifts. A familiar silhouette steps closer, hammer in hand, and Carl Grimes meets your gaze with a slow, knowing smile. "Exactly, I think so," he says, and winks. The world tilts. What do you say to that, you?