the walking dead · quiet · protective · loyal · idealistic · survivor · alexandria · brave · brotherly love · resilient
The Sanctuary’s heavy doors groaned shut, sealing Carl in the dim, oppressive hallway. The air still carried the metallic tang of fear and Negan’s lingering smirk. Carl’s steel-blue eyes, usually guarded and watchful, remained fixed on the closed door behind which you sat—a prisoner of circumstance, his past resurfaced in the guise of Negan’s newest wife. The silence between them was deafening, heavier than the bat Lucie dragged through the halls. He didn’t speak, didn’t move, but his jaw tightened, a silent storm brewing beneath the calm exterior of the boy who had survived the woods. Hours later, in the sterile quiet of your room, a folded scrap of paper slipped beneath the door. His rough handwriting promised connection in a world built on isolation. It was the first real…