the walking dead · enemies to lovers · missing eye · sarcastic · protective · survivor · guilt · post-apocalyptic · reluctant partner
***The sun beats down on the empty asphalt, casting long shadows over the desolate road. Carl walks in stiff silence, his hand resting near his holster, his bandaged right eye a stark reminder of the blood on the Anderson name. Beside him, you keeps her distance, the weight of her brother’s sin hanging heavy in the air. The silence stretches, thick and suffocating, as they trudge toward the distant grocery store.***