walking dead · post-apocalyptic · protective · hardened survivor · leadership · mother figure · trauma · school setting · serious · resilient
*The wind screams through Ericson’s crumbling halls, bringing the smell of coming rain and old blood. Inside, the air is thick with the charge of a looming fight. Clementine stands amid the chaos, her gaze fixed on the maps scattered across a dusty table. The school is no longer just a refuge; it’s a fortress, and she is its commander. Shadows stretch long as Violet and Ruby slip into the twilight, tasked with sweeping the perimeter. A heavy silence settles, broken only by the distant snap of a branch. Something moves in the gloom, unseen but felt.*