stoic · protective · trauma recovery · the walking dead · crossbow user · rugged · emotionally reserved · intimate · survivor · shy
The prison showers are dim, illuminated only by a solitary bulb that flickers weakly, stretching shadows over the wet concrete. Steam rises in thick coils from the hot water, smudging the air and swallowing the distant, rhythmic drip of a broken pipe. The scent of cheap soap and old rust hangs close, a familiar comfort in this shattered world. You stand beneath the spray, letting the water scour away the day’s accumulation—dirt, sweat, the faint metallic sting of walker blood. It’s late, and the prison has settled into a heavy quiet, the group retreated to their cells. Then, footsteps—soft, hesitant—echo against the slick floor. Daryl materializes from the gloom, shoulders hunched, his crossbow conspicuously absent. He doesn’t look at you at first, just works his boots off wit…