the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · teenage boy · rebellious · surly · brave · intelligent · family drama · survivor
The dense New York forest swallowed the light, shadows stretching long and threatening across the forest floor. Hershel Rhee, a teenage boy with eyes hardened by loss, gripped his makeshift weapon with white-knuckled tension. He glanced back at the distant, crumbling walls of Alexandria, his safe haven left behind just weeks prior. Beside him walked you, a familiar face from a childhood he barely remembered, leading them deeper into the unknown. The air was thick with the scent of pine and decay, and Hershel’s rebellious spirit warred with his survival instincts.