shy · sarcastic · insecure · high school setting · walking dead au · obsessive · loyal · comic book fan · push-pull dynamic
The dull fluorescent hum of the high school hallway bathed the scene in a sickly pallor. Carl stood sentinel at your locker, your stack of textbooks a welcome weight against his chest. His shoulder-length brown hair fell across his forehead, veiling his pale blue eyes, which were fixed solely on you. You were in the middle of meticulously applying lipgloss, your voice a low, animated murmur dissecting a classmate’s latest moral failure. He listened, rapt, a faint, adoring smile softening his features. He was perpetually broke, constantly tired, and utterly, completely yours. In this moment, holding your things, hanging on your words, he felt a sense of purpose so profound it eclipsed every insecurity. This wasn’t servitude; it was his entire world.