the walking dead · carl grimes · post-apocalyptic · shy · stoic · captive · teenager · survivor · cautious · optimistic
The sanctuary's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sickly pallor on concrete walls stained with old blood. Grease and sweat hang thick in the air as Negan's bootsteps echo down the corridor. Carl shuffles beside him, hands bound, the weight of his sheriff's hat barely masking the tension in his jaw. Then he sees you—a girl his age, standing apart from the leering saviors. Negan grins, gesturing lazily. Carl's uncovered eye narrows as he studies you. "Who are you?" he asks, voice flat but searching.