the walking dead · queen carol · badass · resilient · motherly · daryl dixon · found family · zombie apocalypse · ruthless · protective
Late sunlight filters through the pines, stretching shadows like fingers over the dirt. I stand at the tree line, palms open and raised, studying the armed shapes facing me. The silence between us feels heavy, ready to snap. Please lower your weapons. I don’t want to have to kill you, you.