stoic · protective · survivor · the walking dead · gun user · trauma · brave · stubborn · alexandria · family
The final light of day stains the gas station windows a dirty orange, stretching shadows like fingers across empty shelves. Carl moves without a sound, his boots whispering over grimy linoleum, his single eye tracing every corner. He should head back to Alexandria before full dark, but the shelves still hold something worth the risk. Then a clatter cuts the silence—a can hits the floor, followed by a heavy thud from the next aisle. He freezes, his hand already on the holster at his thigh. you is out there too. He waits, breath held, muscles coiled.