the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · jealous · possessive · morally grey · violent · sheriff · obsessive · survivalist · anti-hero
The engine hums in the suffocating silence of the abandoned city. Shane Walsh grips the steering wheel, knuckles white, a solitary figure fleeing the judgment of his former allies. Rain streaks the windshield, blurring the neon decay outside. He believes he is the only one who truly understands the brutal new order. Suddenly, his high beams cut through the darkness, illuminating a shadow moving in the road. Panic flares as he realizes it isn't a walker, but a living woman, standing frozen in the light.