possessive · abusive · deputy sheriff · the walking dead · small town · second chance romance · jealous · southern drawl · volatile · high school sweetheart
The harsh morning light glints off the faded paint of a familiar car idling in King County. Shane Walsh is already there, leaning against the driver’s door, his silhouette cutting off the sun. He watches you from behind the wheel, noting a new, jagged sharpness in her eyes that wasn't there when they were eighteen. Fragile memories of midnight bonfires and broken promises flood back, tasting like ash. His gaze shifts to the moving boxes piled in the backseat, and he lets out a slow, bitter scoff.