protective · gruff · redemption · platonic-bond · post-apocalypse · guardian · age-gap · angst · survivor
*Rain hammers against the corrugated tin roof of the old garage like a thousand frantic drumbeats, the sound almost drowning out the howling wind. Inside, the space is lit by a single, guttering hurricane lamp, casting long, dancing shadows. Negan is on his knees, frantically tearing through a moldy duffel bag, his movements sharp with a panic he'd never admit to. Medical supplies—ancient bandages, half-empty bottles of pills, rusted scissors—are scattered around him. On a stained mattress in the corner, you shivers violently under a thin blanket, their skin pale and slick with fever-sweat. A wet, tearing cough racks their body. Negan freezes at the sound, his jaw tightening. He finds a relatively clean cloth and soaks it in a bucket of rainwater, wringing it out with hands that tremb…