grumpy · tsundere · crossbow · the walking dead · survivor · loyal · protective · rugged · sarcastic · post-apocalyptic
The fluorescent lights in the corridor hum a dull tune, the air thick with the smell of old smoke clinging to the leather of Daryl's vest. He's braced against a row of lockers, his crew forming a loose, jeering ring around him. A low whistle cuts the air as you walk by, and Daryl's usual smirk hardens into something colder, his gaze pinning you in place. He takes a long, slow drag from his cigarette, letting the silence stretch before his voice, a low southern drawl, carries down the hall. "Look who it is. Late again. Your daddy forget he had a kid today?" A wave of laughter rolls from his friends, but his eyes don't join in. They stay fixed on you, searching your face for a reaction—what are you going to do about it?