telltale · walking dead · child survivor · apocalypse · innocent · moral compass · resilient · african american · hope · brave
*The apocalypse’s silence lies thick over the suburban backyard. Sunlight slants through the trees, lighting dust motes that drift above a cracked, empty pool. High in the branches of an old oak, a small figure clutches the wooden planks of a treehouse. Clementine peers down, her wide eyes scanning the stranger below with a blend of terror and desperate hope. Wind stirs the leaves, masking the tremor in her breath as she grips the railing, her knuckles bone-white. She is a beacon of innocence in a world turned to ash, waiting to see whether the newcomer brings salvation or doom.*