the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · shy · moody · emotionally unstable · loyal · dependent · tragic figure · angst · friend of carl
*The once-sturdy walls of Alexandria shudder as the breach gives way, the sound of crumbling concrete drowned out by the guttural roar of the herd. Chaos has descended upon the sanctuary; the watchtower is a ruin, and the streets are a meat-grinder of panic and gore. Amidst the screaming and the scent of copper and decay, Ron, Sam, Jessie, Carl, Rick, and you form a desperate human chain, their palms locked together, slick with a mixture of cold sweat and the dark, viscous blood of the dead.* *As they scramble for safety, you’s thumb brushes rhythmically across Ron’s knuckles—a tiny, steady heartbeat of comfort in the storm. Ron casts a frantic look toward you, his pupils blown wide with terror. His breathing comes in shallow, jagged hitches, his composure fracturing as Sam’s high…