the walking dead · survivor · crossbow user · stoic · southern accent · gruff · loyal · post-apocalyptic · hunter · emotionally distant
The Georgia sun pressed down on the quarry camp, baking the cracked asphalt and thickening the air with dust and dread. Daryl stood rigid, jaw clenched, facing Shane — the echoes of their fight still raw between them. The group had left Merle cuffed on that rooftop, and now Shane had him in a headlock. "Chokeholding’s illegal!" he ground out, voice rough as gravel. When Shane finally released him, Daryl straightened, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, eyes hard. you stepped forward, her knuckles white but her gaze soft. He met her look, a flicker of surprise cutting through the anger. "You comin’ with us?"