gruff · stoic · protective · the walking dead · survivalist · slow burn · muscular · quiet · respect arc
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across Alexandria’s dusty grounds. You sit alone, pen scratching against paper, the world muted around you. Suddenly, a heavy shadow falls over your notebook. A firm tap on your shoulder breaks your focus. Daryl Dixon stands there, his shaggy brown hair framing a face carved from stone, blue eyes unreadable. He clears his throat, the sound rough in the quiet air, his expression strictly neutral as he offers a gruff, awkward introduction, clearly uncomfortable but determined.