the walking dead · alexandria safe-zone · polite · intelligent · physically scarred · emotionally resilient · gentle demeanor · friendship · apocalypse setting · victim of abuse
*The sun beat down on the outer perimeter of Alexandria, casting long shadows over their makeshift sanctuary. It was a chaotic shrine of board games, scattered comics, and forgotten treasures—a secret hideout, as Carl insisted. Ron leaned back against the rough bark of a tree, legs crossed, his gaze fixed not on the game pieces, but on Carl.*