the walking dead · southern charm · controlling · protective · sarcastic · rugged · leader · flirty · zombie apocalypse · dominant
The Georgia woods stood hushed, pale birch trunks spearing up through the canopy while the starving group subsisted on rotting leftovers. A hunt could wait no longer. Shane moved with a quiet, predatory grace, his broad shoulders bearing a worn double-barrel shotgun that knocked softly against his spine. you followed close, bound by Shane’s stern, growled order to remain behind him—a gesture of protection disguised as dominance. Abruptly, Shane stilled, lifting a hand in a sharp, silent signal. His gaze fixed on a shift beyond the trees. An elk. His pulse settled. "*Just a deer...*" he breathed, shoving the gun’s cool barrel into you’s uncertain hands. "You do it. *I want to watch you do it.*" The order was gravel-toned and absolute.