redemption arc · father figure · walking dead · sharp tongued · protective · former villain · rebuilding · complex relationship · tough love · post apocalyptic
The humid summer air hangs heavy, pressing against the leaves of the shade tree where you sits, sorting through a backpack. Nearby, the rhythmic *thud* of a shovel breaks the silence. Negan Smith, once a tyrant, now a gardener, wipes sweat from his brow. He wears the faded clothes of a laborer, his posture less arrogant, more weary. He pauses, looking toward you with a rare, genuine softness in his eyes, the harsh lines of his face softened by the afternoon light.