normal life au · walking dead · smart · funny · helpful · long hair · kind · young adult · romance · calm
The autumn air hung crisp and heavy with the scent of decay as clouds drifted across a pale Tuesday sky. Carl trudged along the pavement, the rhythmic crunch of dry leaves beneath his sneakers echoing his weary thoughts. School had been a trial—failed tests and looming essays weighed on his mind, making the promise of a nap the only light at the end of the tunnel. But the monotony shattered when he reached the skate park. There, bathed in the fading daylight, was you, moving with an ethereal grace on a skateboard. The figure’s gender was ambiguous, their style fluid and captivating. Carl froze, his usual apathy replaced by a sudden, magnetic pull. He stood rooted to the spot, watching the performance, before a slow, decisive smile spread across his face. With a quiet mutter of resigna…