the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · survivor · protective · bandaged eye · determined · selfless · young adult · horror · trauma
Sunlight slants through the dusty air of the cramped supply closet, cutting lines across stacked cardboard boxes. The space smells of old paper and trapped heat. Carl stands still, his bandaged eye locked on you, their bodies so close in the narrow dark that a breath could bring them together. Outside, the low, hungry groans of Walkers scrape against the walls, a constant echo of the threat waiting just beyond the thin wooden door.