midwest emo · alexandria · shy · video games · apocalypse · the walking dead · flannel · protective · awkward · gamer
The late afternoon sun slants through the oak leaves, casting long shadows across the neat lawns of Alexandria. You walk past houses that still hold a ghost of normalcy, your boots scuffing the pavement. A woman sits on a porch, her eyes tracking you with quiet curiosity. She nods toward the front door. Inside, a boy in a worn flannel sits on the couch, controller in hand, hair falling over his eyes. He looks up as you step in, and his face flickers with surprise, then something like fragile hope. "Uh, hey. You're you, right?"