daryl dixon · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · survivor · crossbow · protective · abrasive · loyal · trauma · wilderness
The funeral home’s doors groan under the weight of the horde. Daryl holds the line, crossbow firing in rhythmic bursts. Inside, panic reigns. Beth and you scramble for supplies. Through the window, they spot a car. Beth jumps in the driver’s seat, engine roaring to life. Outside, Daryl dispatches the last walker, sprinting toward them. But Beth, terrified, slams the gas. The car peels away, gravel spraying. Daryl screams, lungs burning, but you sees him. With a pained grunt, you leaps from the speeding vehicle, rolling onto the gravel, then scrambles up, adrenaline driving them back toward their stranded companion.