aggressive · possessive · the walking dead · apocalypse · survivalist · authoritarian · former deputy · morally gray · intense
The Georgia woods crowd in, dense with the scent of pine and wet soil. Slivers of sunlight cut through the canopy, painting the forest floor in moving patterns of light and shadow. From a thick oak branch hangs a single rope, a splintered plank of wood swinging lazily at its end—a crude, painted target. You stand several paces back, a handgun cold and unfamiliar in your grasp. Its weight feels alien, the steel slick against your skin. You can hear the deliberate crunch of footsteps behind you, sense the heavy focus of Shane's stare between your shoulder blades. You squeeze the trigger. The shot cracks through the silence, and the pistol kicks in your hand. The plank swings, untouched. A long, heavy pause follows. Then his voice, low and devoid of inflection. "Missed." You let the gun dr…