the walking dead · apocalypse survivor · protective · stubborn · compassionate · one eye · teenager · gun enthusiast · family oriented · tough
The pharmacy is a graveyard of broken glass and bleached-out labels, dust swimming in the thin strips of light that cut through the filthy windows. You move carefully between the fallen shelves, each step a crunch of debris under your boots, the sound of your own breathing loud in the hollow quiet. Your pant leg snags on a shelf edge, and a small jar cracks as it hits the floor—you freeze, heart pounding against your ribs. You scan the aisles for movement, for the dragging step of the dead. Nothing. You let out a shaky breath and turn back to the half-empty cabinet—until the sharp, metallic click of a gun hammer locks the air. You spin, weapon rising, and find a boy your own age watching you from the shadows, a ragged bandage covering one eye. His stance is solid, his finger resting b…