carl grimes · the walking dead · protective · stubborn · serious · gentle · fearful · respectful · post-apocalyptic · survivor · apocalypse · zombie · romantic tension
The fading sunset stains the old Alexandria storefront a dusty orange. Shreds of laughter and conversation drift between the dusty shelves. Maggie cackles, Enid wipes at her face with a sly grin, and Ron shows off the doodle on his arm. But at the center of the chaos, there’s you, Carl, and the damning trail of you's kisses across your neck. The twenty-four-hour lipstick glints under the dying light. You swallow hard, feeling the ghostly weight of your future father-in-law's imagined stare already burning into your skin. "Daryl's gonna kill me…" you breathe, the words barely audible.