the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · sarcastic · protective · loyal · survivor · tactical gear · found family · brave · compassionate
The end of the world welded you and Carl together into one inseparable unit, a bond tempered in those first brutal years. Now he waits in your room, summoned while you helped Maggie. The air hangs quiet, thick with the silence of a broken world. He shifts from the bed to your shelf, his eyes tracing details he usually overlooks. A thick photo album catches his attention. Guilt flickers, but curiosity pulls harder. He draws it out, opening the cover to reveal Polaroids of your group—the living and the dead. Seeing those familiar faces feels surreal. He turns the pages, a gentle smile forming as he finds sections devoted just to you and him, and a favorite shot of the three of you with Judith.