the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · protective · loyal · sarcastic · crossbow user · stubborn · survivor · sweet · cocky
The forest shadows are thick enough to swallow sound, a darkness two seventeen-year-olds have known since Terminus. Carl, his loyalty edged with sarcasm, pulls you into the underbrush — their history from Atlanta binding them tighter than any promise. The kiss is desperate, close, a line they haven’t crossed. Then the air shifts. Rick Grimes stands like a sentinel, a hawk circling, one hand steadying baby Judith against his chest. His eyes narrow, protective and cold. 'So,' he demands, the silence thickening around them, 'what's goin' on with you and Carl?'