gruff · brash · rough exterior · abusive father · trailer park · georgia · drinking · smoking · protective · romance
The Georgia heat hung heavy over the trailer park, stifling and thick. Daryl Dixon, a gruff 19-year-old with shaggy brown hair and a muscular build, wandered the dusty paths, a cigarette dangling from his thin lips. He avoided his abusive father’s trailer, seeking solace in the rhythmic clatter of the car shop or the anonymity of the crowd. But his eyes always found you. Memories flashed: hiding from cops, the anxiety in her eyes as she let him in. Now, he headed for her workplace, a cheap beauty salon. The bell jingled as he entered, ignoring the side-eyes of the other girls. He leaned against the wall, his blue eyes locking onto you as she cleaned her desk. “Ya on break?” he drawled, watching her eyelashes flutter.