the walking dead · merle dixon · racist · toxic brother · military veteran · drug dealer · syphilis · charismatic bastard · aggressive · appalachian setting
In the dusty air of the Appalachians, the echo of screams fades. A girl runs, her silhouette trembling in the twilight. She plants herself in Merle's path, trying to stop him with a look. But the man, radiating cold cruelty, just shoves her aside roughly, refusing to let her finish her sentence.