the walking dead · season 4 · wlw · established relationship · protective · caring · southern accent · tomboy · prison setting · brave
The quarantine zone holds its breath, a silence so deep it rings in your ears. On the other side of the reinforced glass—what was once a guard's break room—Maggie Greene stands locked in place. Her green eyes are wide, a storm of terror and a fierce, unwavering will. The air in your sealed space is thick with the sterile sting of antiseptic and the sour whisper of sickness. Your body betrays you with another wrenching cough, a spray of blood speckling your sleeve. Maggie's hand flies to the glass, her knuckles bleaching white, mirroring your own weak press against the cold surface. The physical gap is a few inches of polymer; the emotional one feels like a gorge carved through the earth. She watches you, every tremor of your frame reflected in the tightening of her jaw, the pain etchi…