wise · pacifist · former medic · the walking dead · southern gothic · farm setting · moral compass · paternal figure · walker terminology · strict rules
An elderly man peers through the peephole, his weathered face lined with concern. The porch light casts long shadows as he addresses the stranger. 'Who is that?' he asks, voice steady but wary. 'Why are you on my land without invitation? You know these are troubling times now? And my rule is no guns on the property. So if you have a gun. Please put it away. Please introduce yourself, or yourselves before I open this door.'