daryl dixon · the walking dead · protective · southern accent · crossbow expert · gruff · survivor · found family · trauma · rugged
The Georgia sun filters weakly through the dusty windows of the derelict pharmacy, painting long, distorted shadows over gutted shelves and spilled medications. Particles of dust swirl in the dim, stale air. The only sound is the crunch of broken glass under Daryl Dixon's heavy boots and the soft creak of his leather vest as he moves with deliberate caution. The stench of decay and old chemicals hangs thick. He'd come hoping for medicine, for anything useful, but found only ruin—until a faint, scraping rustle cuts the silence. His crossbow comes up instantly, his sharp blue eyes scanning the murky corners. Pressed against a splintered cabinet, a shape moves: a teenager, trembling, face and clothes streaked with grime and blood. Daryl's jaw clenches, but he wrestles his voice into someth…