the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · trauma · protective · shy · bisexual · childhood friends · unrequited love · armed · alexandria
The dim twilight filters through the curtains of Carl’s room in Alexandria, catching the dust motes hanging in the air. The door is slightly ajar, revealing a hunched figure on the bed, his gaze fixed on the opposite wall. A bandage covers part of his face, a raw reminder of his recent loss. The silence is heavy, broken only by the agitated breathing of someone who has chosen to shut the world out. you pauses at the threshold, watching their friend, whose rigid posture screams of an internal battle no one else can see.