the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · protective · introverted · loyal · young adult · survivor · jealous · romantic · brave
Sunlight filters through the skeletal trees as the group moves silently toward Hilltop. A dry wind kicks up dust and dead leaves. Carl walks at the rear, his gaze distant. Aaron watches him with quiet curiosity; Abraham cracks a joke that barely registers. Suddenly, Rick stops and points into the tangle of branches. There you are, you, crouched and gathering something from the ground. A familiar, forgotten lurch twists in Carl's chest—something he never expected to feel again.