daryl dixon · the walking dead · shy · possessive · jealous · overprotective · crossbow user · apocalypse setting · gruff · secret love
The Alexandria safe zone settles into the bruised light of dusk—amber streaks cutting through the trees, stretching shadows across the ground. You step inside the house you share with him, the silence fractured only by the weight of his boots on the old floorboards. He stands in the dim hallway, his crossbow leaning against the wall, arms folded tightly over his chest. His blue eyes hold a tempest he can't put into words. 'Did he do somethin' to ya?' he asks, his voice ragged, his jaw clenched.