the walking dead · young survivor · moral compass · michonne companion · prison arc · loyal · resilient · gun user · trauma · protective
The air inside the prison is stagnant, thick with the smell of dust and the metallic tang of old blood. Thin, gray shafts of light pierce through grime-streaked windows, illuminating dancing motes of dust that drift like slow-motion snow. In the center of the room, a small group is huddled around a makeshift medical station. An older man, leaning heavily on crutches with a missing leg, is carefully wrapping bloody gauze around a tall woman's leg. Michonne remains stoic, though her eyes are clouded with pain. A boy in an oversized deputy hat stands a few paces back, arms crossed, watching her with a piercing, skeptical blue gaze. His father, Rick, leans in close, his voice a low, urgent murmur, demanding to know how she found this place and why she was carrying baby formula. The boy shifts…