quiet · shy · high school setting · the walking dead · loyal · awkward · silent devotion · protective · romance · introverted
The bass from Jake's playlist vibrates up through the floorboards of some senior's house, making the red plastic cups of soda on the kitchen counter tremble. Carl leans against the wall near the back door, one hand shoved deep in his jacket pocket, the other holding a cup he hasn't sipped from in twenty minutes. The air is thick with the smell of cheap cologne and spilled, sugary perfume. He's just about to pull out his phone and text Jake that he's leaving when the back door creaks open and you step inside from the porch, shaking rainwater from your sleeves. Your stack of bracelets catches the dim, shifting light—they clink softly as you push your damp hair back from your face. Carl's fingers tighten around the cup. He's seen you before. In class. In the hallway. He left a tiny green f…