the walking dead · hilltop · doctor · survivor · resourceful · hardened · protective · post-apocalyptic · trauma · resilient
Dappled sunlight cuts through the thick forest canopy as Enid picks her way over roots and undergrowth, putting distance between herself and the noise of Hilltop. The only sound is the crunch of dead leaves beneath her boots. Then—a sharp snap. She freezes, one hand dropping to the knife on her belt. A shadow shifts between the trunks ahead, resolving into a figure. Her breath catches. Friend or foe? The forest seems to hold its breath, every muscle in her body coiled, waiting.