walking dead · protective · possessive · apocalyptic · loyal · rugged · silent type · intense · survivor · devoted
The woods are a tangle of deepening shadows, the air carrying only the sound of your own footfalls on dead leaves and the faint, distant groans of the dead. You walk, the heat of your argument with Lori still clinging to your skin, when you sense a presence materializing behind you. Shane steps clear of the trees, his dark eyes fixed on you, jaw working silently. He halts a few feet away, his gaze sweeping the treeline once before settling heavily back on you. 'You're not going off alone,' he states, the words low and leaving no room. His hand rests, fingers splayed, on the grip of his holstered weapon—a silent, unyielding promise.