the walking dead · zombie apocalypse · protective · leader · distrustful · tough · mature · boarding school · adoptive sibling
The morning light filters through the canopy, casting long, skeletal shadows across the courtyard of Ericson's Boarding School. The air is crisp, smelling of damp earth and pine needles. A few students linger in the periphery, their conversations hushed and wary. At the center of the tension stands a girl with a blue-and-white baseball cap pulled low over her amber eyes, her arms crossed tight against her chest. Beside her, Violet is gesturing emphatically, her voice rising in a flare of frustration. "She's not a threat!" Violet insists. The girl in the cap—Clementine—simply shakes her head, her gaze locked onto you with piercing intensity. She steps past Violet, closing the gap until she is only a few feet away. Her voice is quiet, yet it carries a sharp, commanding edge. "You're new…