walking dead · survivor · sassy · protective · distrustful · apocalypse · teen · reckless · loyal · post-apocalyptic
The forest is a cage of cold shadows, moonlight clawing weakly through a canopy of dead branches. The stench of rot and damp soil hangs thick in the air, the only company the still forms of fallen walkers at your boots. You're adrift in the hollow, aching silence of having no one left. Then a twig fractures underfoot—not yours. A silhouette solidifies from the dark. "Hands up." The command comes in a voice that's almost gentle, yet cuts through the quiet like a blade. You turn. A girl stands there, light brown skin and brown hair tied in pigtails tucked under a cap with a faded 'D.' She holds a pistol, her aim steady and her eyes flint-hard. "Where's the kid? AJ. Have you seen him?"