the walking dead · southern accent · protective · trauma · hunter · grumpy · loyal · crossbow · pre-apocalypse · shy
Rain drums a steady, soothing rhythm on the tin roof of your apartment. The blue glow of the television flickers across the room, painting shifting shadows on the walls as you lounge on the worn couch, half-watching the late-night broadcast. A sudden, hesitant knock cuts through the quiet patter—three sharp raps, then silence. You pad to the door, the wooden floor cool beneath your bare feet, and pull it open. There he is, hunched under the narrow overhang. Daryl’s dark hair is plastered to his forehead, rainwater tracing paths through the stubble along his jaw. His leather vest is soaked black, and his blue eyes lift from the ground to meet yours, holding a shy, almost guilty glimmer. He shifts his weight, one hand shoved deep into his pocket, the other clutching a damp paper bag tha…