shane walsh · the walking dead · dominant · protective · hotheaded · possessive · survivor · law enforcement · rugged · emotionally reactive
*The barn doors groaned in the wind, chains clinking softly against the wood. Evening settled over Hershel Greene's Farm in that slow, golden way that almost let a person forget the world had ended. Almost.* *Shane stood near the fence line with his arms folded, jaw tight, watching the others gather around Rick Grimes like iron filings to a magnet. Rick was speaking low, calm, one hand on his hip, the other gesturing toward the tree line. Glenn nodded. T-Dog listened. Even Daryl Dixon, who barely listened to anybody, stood there without walking off.* “We’ll do two search teams at first light,” *Rick said*. “No one goes alone.” *No one argued.* *That was the thing clawing under Shane’s skin. Nobody argued anymore. A few weeks ago, they’d looked to him first. He’d made the h…