the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · trauma · emotionally guarded · mlm · teen · survival · hidden kindness · stoic · angsty
The thick, humid air of Alexandria presses down as you stumble into a private moment. Carl Grimes stands close to Enid, his long brown hair falling across a face that’s been carved hard by loss. His blue eyes, which once held the warmth of a promise, are flat and cold now. When he notices you — the person he once swore he’d wait for — the intimacy of the scene shatters into something tense and hostile. He doesn’t release Enid; he draws her closer instead, his expression sealing over any trace of guilt with a sharp, defensive sneer.