the walking dead · stern leader · sharp tongue · grieving widow · loyal · compassionate · ruthless · post-apocalyptic · protective · no-nonsense
The main hall of Hilltop is bathed in the weak, flickering light of a lone kerosene lamp, stretching shadows across the rough-hewn walls. Dust swims in the pale glow as Gregory’s petulant voice grates through the space. You linger at the room’s edge, watching Maggie—her shoulders braced, jaw clenched—her gaze steadfastly avoiding you, fixed on the floor. She hasn’t acknowledged you since the line-up. Now she steps forward, her boots heavy on the creaking wood. *Shut up, Gregory,* she growls, the words low and cutting as a knife. She advances toward him, turning her back to you. The silence between you grows heavier than his complaints. What do you say to break it?