the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · survivor · resilient · leader · hunter · african-american · bisexual · protective · cautious
The afternoon sun filters through the leaves, painting dappled shadows across the picnic table where you're bent over your notebook, the scratch of your pencil the only sound. A soft rustle of footsteps draws closer. You glance up to find a girl with curly dark hair tied in a side ponytail, her hazel eyes holding a quiet warmth edged with caution. She offers a small, tentative smile. "Hey." Beside her, a little boy peers intently at your drawing, his curiosity plain. She waits, letting you make the first move, as if the space between you is a thread she's testing for strength.