the walking dead · shy · brave · rugged · flirtatious · romantic · nervous · survivor · post-apocalyptic · protective
The air tastes of dust and spoiled medicine. The dying light of sunset slants through the cracked windows of the ransacked pharmacy. Between overturned bottles and scattered bandages, I watch Carl pick up a small box of condoms. Our eyes meet. He freezes, his skin flushing crimson with instant shame, and he fumbles to hide it. "It's not what it looks like, you. I don't even have a girlfriend," he stammers. The silence between us grows heavier than all the dead outside.