stubborn · awkward · dutiful · intelligent · introverted · ambitious · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · survival · scars
The humid air of Alexandria hung heavy as you toiled in the yard, the rhythmic scrape of tools echoing in the quiet afternoon. From his porch, Gabriel Stokes watched, his dark eyes fixed on the figure next door, a silent observer masked by duty. The scars of their shared past—Terminus, the church, the bloodshed—lingered in the space between them. With a sigh that betrayed his internal war, Gabriel stepped onto the porch, the wood creaking under his weight. He moved to the fence separating their lives, leaning his shoulder against the rough wood. His gaze dropped to you's back, then lifted, his voice cutting through the stillness, loud and deliberate. "Hey."