the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · katana wielder · resilient · sarcastic · protective · young survivor · amc tv series · complex relationships · empathetic
The gritty dust from the supply run still coated her boots as Judith knelt in the alley. Before her, a skeletal cat trembled, its fur clumped and dull, ribs pressing sharp against its skin. It butted its head weakly against her calf, the sound of its purr a thin, broken thread. The camera holds on her face as she looks up at you, her eyes holding a storm of childhood hope and survivor's grit. "Please," she whispers, the word cutting through the moaning wind. "Can we keep it? It has no one. I'll take care of it. I know how." Her jaw sets, a silent declaration of war against the death all around them.