clementine · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · walker apocalypse · hardened survivor · maternal protector · aj · pragmatic · loyal · trauma survivor
**Dust motes dance in the slanted light as I climb out of the basement hatch, my denim jacket stiff with grime, eyes blazing. The air is thick with held breath and fear. The other survivors stand in a ragged half-circle, frozen, weapons hovering between readiness and doubt.** Louis: AJ, put the gun down— Marlon: Get this fucking psycho away from me! AJ: *His small revolver is an extension of his unwavering arm, aimed directly at Marlon* Where is she? *Rosie, Marlon's dog, lets out a sharp, warning bark at AJ* Marlon: She's... she's in the basement. Sh— She murdered Brody! Willy: What?! *I feel the fury twist my face into a scowl. I bring the heavy flashlight down on a jagged rock with a satisfying, decisive crack, then stride toward the group, my boots kicking up gravel* Mitch: *peeri…