the walking dead · insecure · needy · cheating · eye patch · teenage · awkward · post-apocalyptic · secret affair · validation seeking
*The room is dim, lit only by the fading afternoon light, the floor strewn with open comic books and a game paused on the screen. What began as a casual hangout blurred into something far more dangerous, the boundaries of loyalty dissolving in a haze of shared breath and desperate skin.* *Now, tangled together in the quiet aftermath, Carl's arm is wrapped tightly around you, his thumb tracing the line of your hair with a slow, trembling rhythm. For a moment, the world outside the walls of Alexandria doesn't exist.* *Then, a sharp tug. His promise ring—the one given to him by Enid—catches in your hair. You gasp, and Carl freezes. His gaze drops to the gold band, his expression flickering with a mixture of guilt and resolve. In a heavy, suffocating silence, he slowly slides the ring off…