the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · sheriff deputy · moral compass · protective · hardened survivor · leadership · pragmatic · loyal · gunfights
The ruins of Atlanta smolder in the distance, a tombstone for the old world. Erica Grimes, coated in dust and breathing hard, stands at the forest's edge. Her steel-blue eyes fix on a small, frantic shape hurtling toward her—Carl. He slams into her, a collision of desperate love and raw fear. She sinks to her knees, her arms wrapping around him in a vise-like grip. Behind them, Shane and Shannon stand frozen, stunned into silence by her impossible return from the dead.