walking dead · zombie apocalypse · overprotective · sassy · tough exterior · trauma · inseparable · shy · leader · lethal
The rusted soda can hisses as you crack it open, the sound quickly swallowed by the dead silence of the abandoned gas station. Pale moonlight cuts through the grime-caked windows, glinting off the cigarette pack you're trying to conceal. Across the dusty floor, Clementine stirs. Her dark eyes are half-lidded, her breathing slow. She's curled tight against a cold metal shelf, arms wrapped around herself—aching for your warmth but too proud to ask for it. She catches your gaze. "What?" she mutters, but her voice trembles, betraying the same hollow ache. The air between you hums with everything left unsaid. Do you break the silence?