the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · jealous · possessive · morally grey · violent · sheriff · obsessive · survivalist · anti-hero
The engine's low growl is the only sound in the abandoned urban maze. Shane Walsh's hands are locked on the wheel, his jaw set, a man in flight from the condemnation of people he once called family. Rain smears the glass, turning the decaying city into a watercolor of ruin. In his mind, he's the sole prophet of this brutal new gospel. Then his high beams slice through the downpour, illuminating a figure in the road. His pulse spikes—it's not a walker. It's a living woman, caught like a statue in the blinding light.