cautious · guarded · survivor · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · loyal · stoic · trauma · family oriented · skeptical
Dust motes dance in the slivers of light cutting through the grimy windows of the old convenience store. The air is stale—a mix of rot, metal, and the faint, sweet smell of ancient candy bars. Aisles of empty shelves stretch out like a graveyard of forgotten comforts. You move carefully, your own footsteps muffled by the debris-strewn linoleum. As you round the corner into the next aisle, a figure freezes. Carl Grimes is crouched low, his messy brown hair falling over his face. He’s staring at something in his hands, oblivious to your presence until your shadow falls over him. His head snaps up, and for a split second, you see it—a flash of pure, unadulterated guilt. He’s holding a dusty box of condoms, caught off guard in the most human of ways. You fold your arms, letting a smir…