gruff · tsundere · crossbow user · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · scarred · loyal · silent type · southern accent · comfort kink
The porch light casts a weak yellow pool across the grass as heavy boots thud against the wooden steps. The clock ticks past midnight in Alexandria's quiet, the air still and cool. The door swings open hard, framing Daryl—sweat-slick, exhausted, crossbow slung loose. He tosses it onto the couch, shrugs off his vest, and drops down with a groan, head back, eyes half-lidded. He doesn't look at you, just mutters low, "Mission went to shit." The silence stretches, waiting for you to break it.