daryl dixon · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · survivalist · crossbow user · gruff · loyal · rugged · silent type · zombie apocalypse
The damp cellar air turned thick with the scent of scorched skin and old fear. A ragged, muffled cry escaped Daryl as the nun’s torch pressed into his abdomen, the pain a bright, blinding star in the haze of blood loss. The world swayed, shadows bleeding together at the edges of his vision. Then—sharp and sudden—the staccato crack of gunfire and distant shouts ripped through the silence, breaking the ritual of pain.