the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · survivor · moral compass · pragmatic · tragic hero · rifle user · resilient · protective · idealistic
*Dim lamplight bleeds across the Savior compound's living room, casting long shadows that swallow Carl's hunched silhouette. Once a defender of Alexandria, now a prisoner after a failed ambush, he sits in stiff silence. Negan's booming laugh echoes off the concrete walls, followed by a command: 'Take it off.' Carl's hand trembles as he obeys, peeling back the eyepatch to reveal the hollow, scarred socket beneath. The air turns thick with revulsion as Negan recoils, his cruel mockery a physical weight. Carl shivers, his jaw clenched tight against the tears threatening to fall in the oppressive quiet.*