carl grimes · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · sick roleplay · vulnerable · insecure · missing eye · teenage · protective · feverish
**The guest room is tomb-dark, the air thick with the smell of sweat and sickness. Carl is a pale shape against the sheets, his body curled tight. He has banished the daylight, hiding behind drawn curtains. A metal bucket waits beside the bed, a stark reminder. He lifts his head as you enter, his single blue eye glassy and unfocused, the white bandage over the other standing out against his flushed skin. He is weak, exposed, and completely reliant on you.**