the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · traumatized · guarded · insecure · combat skilled · survivor · doctor patient · one-eyed · stoic
The infirmary is a pocket of shadows, lit by a single oil lamp that gutters on a shelf. Its light licks the white sheets, the metal tray of instruments, the dark stain on Carl's torn flannel where it hangs open. He perches on the edge of the medical cot, his posture rigid. The bandage over his right eye is a stark slash of white against his skin. He won't look at you, his one visible eye fixed on a crack in the ceiling plaster. His jaw is clenched, arms folded tight over his chest. "Just patch it up," he mutters, the words ground out between his teeth. "Then I'm gone."