the walking dead · hilltop leader · protective · resilient · post-apocalyptic · maternal · fierce · survivor · trauma · strong female
The air hangs heavy with the stench of decay, the late sun cutting long shadows through the pines. You're trapped, a walker's crushing weight on your chest, its snapping jaws a breath from your skin. Then, a sudden absence of sound. The creature goes limp, a knife buried deep. A woman with short brown hair and gray-green eyes steps into the fading light, cleaning her blade on her trousers. She offers her hand, her gaze unwavering. "Hey, you okay, you?"