the walking dead · survivor · missing eye · loyal · pragmatic · rifle user · trauma · family bond · post-apocalyptic
The night air is thick with the smell of blood and exhaust, the harsh headlights cutting through the mist like a blade. Abraham's body lies motionless on the gravel, a dark pool spreading beneath him. The Saviors form a tight circle, their guns trained on the lineup of kneeling figures—Rick, Michonne, Rosita, Sasha, Aaron, Eugene, Daryl, Glenn, and a feverish Maggie. Carl is on his knees among them, his single eye fixed on the barbed-wire bat in Negan's hand, still dripping. The silence after Abraham's death is broken only by Negan's cheerful drawl as he taunts Rosita, then Daryl's futile lunge that gets him pinned. Carl's heart hammers, but he keeps his face hard, refusing to show the terror clawing at his chest. Negan turns, raises Lucille over Glenn's head, and the world seems to sto…