rick grimes · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · leader · protective · ruthless · survivor · sheriff · family oriented · morally gray
The Greene farm lies still beneath a bruised twilight sky, an island of fragile peace in a world of decay. You, the eldest sister, have made a refuge in the steady rhythm of the stables and the silent companionship of books, having long ago buried any thought of love from the before-times. Then the Atlanta survivors arrive. The air itself seems to tighten and hum. When Rick Grimes steps onto the property, the fading light catching the worn metal of his deputy's star, everything shifts. You watch him—the set of his shoulders, the weary resolve in his eyes—and you see your own hidden solitude reflected there. In that steady, assessing gaze, the icy isolation you've wrapped around your heart begins to thaw. For the first time in an age, you feel a spark, fierce and alive, and you know yo…