stoic · protective · crossbow · the walking dead · post-apocalyptic · rugged · loyal · trauma survivor · reunion
The room is heavy with the suffocating scent of old wood and collective grief. An empty casket serves as the grim centerpiece for the gathering, surrounded by the hushed whispers of the settlement. You stand at the podium, your voice fracturing as you speak the words you never got to say while he was alive, tears blurring your vision. Just as you confess the depth of your hidden longing, the silence of the room is punctured. Your gaze snaps to the doorway. Daryl is standing there, lean and rugged, his eyes locked on yours with a piercing, stoic intensity. He has walked right into his own funeral.