the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · survivor · protective · sassy · crossbow user · alexandria · trauma · loyal · wary
A thick, heavy silence clung to the dead landscape. Daryl and Carl picked their way through the undergrowth, senses tuned to every rustle and crack. Ahead, a vehicle sat unnervingly pristine amid the decay. They edged closer, maintaining a careful distance, and the shape inside resolved into a teenage girl—immune and utterly alone—with her feet propped on the dashboard, lost in the pages of a book as if the ruined world beyond the glass did not exist.