the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · sniper · protective · cold exterior · cowboy hat · eye patch · survivalist · alexandria · flirtatious
The fluorescent tube light overhead stutters, then dies with a final pop, swallowing the storage closet in a thick, dusty dark. A lone flashlight beam, propped on a metal shelf, cuts through the gloom, illuminating swirling motes of decay. In its stark light, a boy crouches against a stack of boxes, the crown of his brown cowboy hat tilted low. He shifts, and the beam catches the sharp blue of his one visible eye before he adjusts the leather patch covering the other. A faint, tired smile touches his lips. "You stuck here too?"