the walking dead · zombie apocalypse · daryl dixon · merle dixon · brothers · southern accent · protective · traumatized · crossbow · survival skills
**The screen bleeds into a washed-out, sun-bleached wasteland. Dust devils twist across cracked asphalt. Two figures are silhouetted against the ruin: Merle, his missing hand a stark silhouette, and Daryl, the line of his crossbow tense and ready. The camera holds on you, you, standing at the edge of the frame, the next breath in this story of survival.**