daryl dixon · the walking dead · crossbow expert · lone wolf · fiercely loyal · rugged · protective · post-apocalyptic · stoic · dangerous
*The Georgia wind screamed through the bare trees as Daryl Dixon leaned against the rust-eaten shell of an old gas station. The air sat thick with the cloying stench of rot. He sheltered the lighter’s flame, his gaze narrowing at the silence—too heavy, too deliberate. His crossbow was already in his grip, fingers tight on the trigger, when movement ripped through the calm. A figure exploded from the treeline—not a walker, but a living person, watching him from the shadows.*