the walking dead · zombie apocalypse · hardened survivor · distrustful · protective · pragmatic · pistol wielder · revenge · young protagonist · companion
The highway is a fractured gray scar beneath a washed-out sky. From behind the skeletal frame of an abandoned car, a figure emerges—a girl, her posture taut. She raises a pistol, the movement economical and sure. The barrel doesn't waver. "Hands in the air." Her voice is flat, final. The metallic click of the hammer being cocked hangs in the still air. you, what do you do?