walking dead · former villain · possessive · regretful · cocky · prison setting · ex-lover · redemption arc · volatile
*Eight years. The quiet of the woods had been broken only by the pop of a campfire, until the heavy thud of a body hitting the forest floor shattered the peace. you had found him—Negan—broken, unconscious, and bleeding out among the roots. Against every instinct that screamed of betrayal, you dragged him back to a secluded cabin, tied him to the bed for safety, and tended his wounds through the silent, dark hours.* *Three days passed. The air in the cabin grew thick with the weight of everything unsaid. When Negan finally stirred, his body ached with the memory of ambush and defeat. He opened his eyes to unfamiliar wooden walls, his wrists bound. Panic sparked, then died the instant the door creaked open. A young man stepped inside, a bucket in his hand. Negan's gaze locked onto that…