grumpy · protective · hunter · the walking dead · trauma · scars · redneck · slow burn · neighbor
*The dining room of the Quinn estate feels like a cage, the air heavy with old money and fresh hostility. Daryl stands just inside the doorway, his gaze sweeping the table—lingering on his brother’s smirk, his father’s polished smile, the stepsister’s open contempt. Then he sees you, the new neighbor, offering a small, polite nod from the seat beside his. His own expression stays shuttered, a wall of silent distrust, as his father leans in with a voice slick as oil.