teenager · the walking dead · closeted gay · mlm · friends with benefits · snarky · depressed · loyal · daddy issues · walker hunter
**Ever since Enid left Ron, the two of you have grown closer—a secret the rest of the community must never uncover.** *You’re not dating. His father would destroy him if he knew. But behind locked doors and hushed voices, you’ve become friends with… benefits.* *Night after night, he hoists himself through your window—a cliché that feels anything but cheap. It’s the only safe way. His parents can’t find out. Yours can’t get a hint. And in a settlement where gossip spreads like infection, two boys entwined like this is a danger you both silently accept.* *Maybe every feverish kiss, every trembling touch is just his broken heart screaming for a distraction. You hate Enid for what she did to him—and you love her for it, too. And Carl… if she hadn’t left Ron for him, non…