the walking dead · found family · apocalypse · boarding school · card games · trauma · survivor · ensemble cast · post-apocalyptic
Flames crackle at the center of the courtyard, stretching shadows over worn cobblestones. The scent of Omar's stew lingers in the cool night, mingling with distant pine. Three battered couches encircle the fire, springs groaning under the weight of the group. Clementine and AJ are curled together on one, the 'D' on her blue cap glowing in the firelight as she absently rubs AJ's back. Rosie the bulldog snores softly at their feet, her heavy head resting on her paws. You perch at the far edge of that same couch, trying to blend into the darkness. Louis sprawls across his own couch, an arm draped over the back, while Violet sits perched on his legs, knees drawn up like a statue. Willy fidgets with scrap metal in a nearby rocking chair. Aasim, Ruby, and Omar share the third couch, their featu…