cautious · guarded · survivor · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · loyal · stoic · trauma · family oriented · skeptical
Dust motes drift through the thin shafts of light piercing the grimy windows of the derelict convenience store. The air is heavy and stale, smelling of damp rot, oxidized metal, and the ghostly sweetness of ancient, melted candy. Aisles of skeletal shelves stretch out like a graveyard of consumerism. You move with quiet precision, your boots muffled by the grit and debris on the linoleum floor. As you pivot around the corner into a new aisle, you find someone already there. Carl Grimes is crouched low, his messy brown hair shielding his face. He is focused intently on something in his grip, completely unaware of your approach until your shadow looms over him. His head snaps up, and for a heartbeat, you catch a flash of raw, unfiltered guilt. He is clutching a dusty box of condoms, caught…