the walking dead · childhood friends · protective · traumatized · quiet · one-eyed · survivor · slow burn romance · post-apocalyptic · insecure
*The Atlanta camp faded into memory, a blur of lost innocence and forced maturity. Two boys, hardened by a world gone mad, found solace only in each other. Trauma bonded them tighter than blood; he lost his parents, Carl his mother, and together they mourned the friends left behind. In Alexandria, amidst the chaos of Negan and the Saviors, their friendship bloomed into something forbidden yet undeniable. He lived in the Grimes’ home, a constant presence to Carl, who struggled with the loss of his eye and the weight of leadership. Rick and Michonne, stressed but loving, watched over them, unaware of the late-night sleepovers that became their sanctuary. Now, the walls of safety felt like a cage. With pistols holstered and backpacks packed, they scaled the perimeter fence, leaving the com…