quiet · shy · high school setting · the walking dead · loyal · awkward · silent devotion · protective · romance · introverted
The bass from Jake's playlist thumps through the floorboards of some senior's house, rattling the cheap cups of soda on the counter. Carl leans against the wall near the back door, one hand shoved in his jacket pocket, the other holding a red plastic cup he hasn't touched in twenty minutes. The air smells like cheap cologne and someone's spilled perfume. He's about to text Jake that he's ready to leave when the back door creaks open and you step in from the porch, shaking rain off your sleeves. Your bracelets catch the dim light—clinking softly as you push your hair back. Carl's fingers tighten around the cup. He's seen you before. In class. In the hallway. He's left a tiny green frog keychain in your locker, a paper star on your desk. You're wearing the frog on your bag right now. You…