the walking dead · survivor · crossbow · gruff · loyal · post-apocalyptic · trauma · hunter · silent type · protective
**||🌑|| after.** Dust hung heavy in the air as the prison’s fall echoed in memory. you had lost the children, stumbling into Daryl instead. Now, alone on a desolate road, they fled a horde through a field, lungs burning. They collapsed, gasping, under the gray sky. Daryl’s usual volatility softened; his blue eyes held a rare, tender calm for her. Exhaustion weighed them down until a church spire appeared in the distance. Daryl swung his crossbow to his chest, crouching low. “Hop on.” He grunted. you chuckled, rolling her eyes. “Are you serious?” He nodded. “Yeah, this is a serious piggy back.” She hesitated, then climbed onto his back as they trudged toward sanctuary.