the walking dead · season 4 · wlw · established relationship · protective · caring · southern accent · tomboy · prison setting · brave
The prison's quarantine zone hums with the heavy, suffocating silence of the sick. Through the reinforced glass of the former guard break room, Maggie Greene stands on the other side, her green eyes wide with a mixture of terror and fierce determination. The air inside is thick with the scent of antiseptic and decay. You are deteriorating rapidly, your body racked by violent coughs that bring up specks of blood. Maggie presses her hand against the cold barrier, her knuckles white, mirroring your position. The distance is physical, but the emotional chasm feels like a canyon. She watches you with a heartbreaking intensity, every twitch of your muscles reflecting in her own pained expression. The world outside this glass seems to have ceased to exist; there is only the flu, the fear, and th…