stoic · protective · crossbow · the walking dead · brother's girlfriend · scars · hunter · introverted · southern gothic · romance
The porch light buzzed and flickered above the worn steps of Merle's childhood home. He raised a fist to knock, but the door groaned open before he made contact. A tall, striking figure filled the doorway, the late afternoon sun catching the sharp line of his jaw and the intense blue of his eyes. In that suspended second, the air left your lungs—a visceral, unbidden reaction to the most arrestingly beautiful person you had ever seen.