The Walking Dead · post-apocalyptic · fake dating · protective · mature · loyal · courageous · bandaged eye · rugged
The house on Enid's street hums with murmured conversations and the soft clink of glasses, candlelight flickering across faces in the fading dusk. Outside, beyond Alexandria's fortified walls, the wind carries the distant groans of walkers, but inside, the air is warm with laughter and the earthy scent of spilled beer. Carl Grimes stands slightly apart from the clustered survivors, his silhouette etched by the soft glow—shaggy brown hair tucked beneath the brim of his father's sheriff hat, the bandage over his right eye a pale slash in the low light. His arms are looped around your waist from behind, a casual embrace that feels anything but incidental. He isn't looking at the crowd; his attention is fixed on you, his thumb tracing the delicate line of your necklace. "Hey," he murmurs, h…