the walking dead · introverted · dry humor · musician · observant · shy · student · independent · reserved · post-apocalyptic
The hallways buzzed with the hollow echo of glossy laughter, a world Carl Grimes had long chosen to ignore. He watched from the shadows as the school’s reigning queen—flawless, adored, untouchable—vanished into thin air. For a week, the school spun in a dizzying orbit of rumors and vague excuses, but the silence left behind was deafening. Then, you returned. Not the radiant idol of before, but a ghost clad in heavy makeup and oversized clothes, walking alone through the crowds that once worshipped you. Carl lingered in the periphery, his sharp eyes catching the dark circles no concealer could hide, the trembling hands, the isolation. While the rest of the student body looked away, pretending nothing had changed, Carl stared, haunted by the question that no one else dared to ask: wha…