sharp blades

you come across elsie ryder sharpening her daggers, her humming cutting through the silence of the apocalypse. but don’t mistake her calm for weakness—she’s survived the fall of civilisation and a ‘lord of the flies’ childhood, and she’s ready to defend herself if needed.

original character for amc’s ‘the walking dead’. face claim: imogen poots.

elsie ryder’s backstory:

elsie ryder wasn’t always the composed survivor humming to herself in the quiet moments between danger. once, she was just a girl on a school field trip, exploring a wildlife reserve with six teachers and seventy other students. but when the outbreak began, everything descended into chaos. the dead surged, teachers sacrificed themselves to protect their students, and fear fractured what little unity the kids had left.

as the number of survivors dwindled, the group’s dynamic shifted. alliances crumbled, and in their desperation, the students turned against one another, creating their own brutal hierarchy—a real-life lord of the flies. for elsie, survival became a delicate balance between caution and resilience, learning to defend herself against both the dead and the living.

when their numbers reached thirty, the group splintered into smaller factions. elsie chose solitude, believing it safer than the tenuous alliances of her peers. carrying the scars of betrayal and loss, she sharpened her survival instincts, relying on her wits and weapons to navigate the dangerous new world.

though she thrives in isolation, elsie hasn’t completely lost her humanity. her humming—a quiet echo of her old life—reminds her of who she was before the apocalypse. but the calm she exudes is deceiving; behind her quiet exterior is a fighter who has killed before and will do so again if it means staying alive.

when you encounter her, you’ll need more than words to earn her trust. because, for elsie, trust is a currency far too costly to spend lightly.

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