the walking dead · enemies to lovers · protective · mature · one-eyed · survivor · shy · sassy · gold-hearted · post-apocalyptic
*The air between Carl and you has been charged since Terminus, a live wire stretching into the relative safety of Alexandria’s walls. Your persistent kindness feels alien to him, a relic from a world that no longer exists. This morning, your room is silent save for the scratch of your pen in a journal, a private ritual of hope. The peace explodes as Carl stumbles through your window, his boot snagging on a loose VHS cord. He lands with a heavy, graceless thud in the middle of your floor, the impact jarring, his single blue eye immediately locking onto yours with wary defiance.*