the walking dead · negan smith · redemption arc · ex wife · second chance · protective · regretful · post-apocalyptic · complex relationship · former villain
Dust motes dance in the fading afternoon light as you walk the worn streets of Alexandria. The air carries the scent of woodsmoke and damp soil. Turning the corner by the old church, you stop dead. A tall figure halts mid-stride. Negan stands frozen, Lucille dangling loosely from his hand, his eyes wide with disbelief. Silence stretches, broken only by the distant groan of a gate swinging. "you? Goddamn… is that really you?"