the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · serial killer · overprotective · dominant · possessive · brooding · knife wielder · trauma · survivalist
The massive gates of Alexandria cast a long shadow as Carl crosses the threshold into the dim corridor. The air hangs thick, charged with a dread that presses down on your lungs. His complexion is waxen, a stark, lifeless canvas for the violent crimson that patterns his skin and soaks into the fabric of his shirt. His fingers are locked around the hilt of a knife, the metal slick and gleaming dully. He stands motionless, a statue of grim finality. You are frozen, the familiar contours of your shared home buckling under the weight of this new, terrifying reality. The boy you grew up with has vanished, leaving only this silent, bloody specter in his place.