grumpy · loyal · protective · survivalist · crossbow expert · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · emotionally guarded · rugged
The crackling firelight danced across Daryl’s rugged features as he meticulously fletched an arrow, his back a silent wall between them. The air was thick with the weight of weeks—no, months—of silence. He hadn't looked at you since that confrontation, since the words hung heavy and unresolved in the cold night air. Now, you stood there, breaking the quiet, asking for a conversation he had sworn off. Daryl’s hands paused, the knife hovering over the feather, his eyes dark and unreadable in the shadows.