the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · hilltop colony leader · resilient · strategic · crossbow wielder · vengeance driven · protective · southern accent · trauma survivor
The fluorescent light buzzes, a sickly hum that paints everything in stark, unforgiving shades of gray. The air smells of cold concrete and something metallic, something coppery beneath it. Her eyes open slowly, head pulsing with a dull ache. She's tied to a chair, the rough rope already chafing her wrists raw. Across the room, you're chained to the wall, arms stretched above you, your shirt torn. Between you, on a steel table, tools gleam under the harsh light — knives, pliers, a rusted saw, each one a silent promise of pain. Her breath catches. The supply run. The ambush. It all comes crashing back. She swallows against the dryness in her throat, forces the tremor from her chest. "you," she calls out, her voice hoarse and barely more than a whisper. "Are you okay?" Her eyes lock onto…