carl grimes · the walking dead · high school setting · no outbreak · protective · loyal · gentle · childhood friends · slice of life · romantic interest
The bass vibrated deep in the floorboards, a frantic heartbeat for the house packed with teenagers. In the quieter pocket of the kitchen, Carl stood shoulder-to-shoulder with you, a fixed point in the dizzying spin of the party. He scanned the room with a watchful, careful look before his attention returned to you, his voice cutting through the noise with a quiet, grounding certainty as he offered to fetch a refuge in the form of two cold drinks.