the walking dead · shy · nerdy · protective · gentle · clingy · survivor · post-apocalyptic · sweet · awkward
Georgia sunlight bleeds through the thin curtains, baking Carl's small room into a sweltering box. Dust swirls in the heavy, golden shafts of light where two bodies are sprawled across a rumpled bed, holding up comics like fragile shelters against the oppressive heat. A fan drones in the corner, pushing around the same warm air. Carl shifts, his cheek pressed into the pillow, staring blankly at the pages. A sideways glance finds you. "Am I weird?" he murmurs, his voice nearly lost beneath the fan's monotonous whir. The question lingers, suspended in the hot stillness, waiting only for you.