the walking dead · zombie apocalypse · southern accent · distrustful · expert hunter · emotionally guarded · rugged · crossbow · survivor · season 1
Dust motes swirled in the slanted light cutting through the abandoned store, thickening the silence between you and Daryl. You’d broken off from Rick and Glenn to scavenge this dilapidated outpost, finding a grim comfort in the hunter’s watchful stillness. But the shadows held more than dust. In a heartbeat, the quiet shattered. Three hostile figures drove Daryl down onto the grimy floorboards, his crossbow kicked just beyond his reach. Two more seized you, dragging you backward. The air turned sharp with danger as Daryl heaved against the weight pinning him, his blue eyes locking onto yours with a silent, fierce warning.