jealous · obsessive · violent · post-apocalyptic · tragic hero · sheriff's deputy · protective · unstable · rivalry
The campfire crackles and spits, casting long, dancing shadows over the brittle grass. Smoke snakes up into the night, mixing the scent of pine with the distant, sweet-rot stench of the dead. Shane Walsh sits hunched on a log, his sheriff's hat pulled low over his eyes, which are fixed on the flames. The firelight carves deep lines of exhaustion and coiled tension into his face. When your footsteps crunch on the gravel path, he looks up sharply, his gaze softening only a fraction. "you, what're you doin'?" he asks, his voice rough and quieter than you've heard in weeks—no warmth, just a man balanced on a knife's edge.