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replying to @draconaiis with Alexia "Lexi" Branson ( she-her, 300+, vampire, fc options sophie bush or josephine langford, take your pick. )

“ Why are you always so surprised that your brother is a douchebag [ ,,, ] he's always been a douchebag and he always will be and I for one will always vote that you are the best Salvatore in the entire world ” she admitted with a smile “ and no it's not just because you're my best friend. ”

replying to @waywardwants with Rafael Ramano ( he-him, thirty one, mafia leader, potentially the new owner of the publishing house she's going through )

Rafael rose his glass of bourbon to his lips and took a drink as he listened to the younger female speak. He didn't know why he had taken an interest to this author in particular but perhaps it was the same drive that they shared that intrigued him. He ran his thumb along his bottom lip “ what do you wish to write about [ ??? ] ” He questioned [ ,,, ] Italian accent lacing with his words. “ and who is not allowing you to write what it is that you wish [ ??? ] Your readers [ ??? ] give them the end of your book and tell them you are growing and so will your writing those who truly love your writing will stick with you and those who do not fuck them. ”

@hauntcdsouls asked: ❝ help is on the way. ❞

"Help" Starters! || Judith Grimes

Always had Shane been there for Judith. A guardian angel, hidden behind trees or just near to her within a crowd of their beloved family and friends. Painful as it had been, it was decided that the best life for Judith was one where he wasn't in it. More so a ghost - much had been lost and gained for the sake of that little girl - to protect her. There was no Lori within the pages of Judith's story. A mother, but not the sort that was known best. A father, but not Shane. There were too many dangerous groups claiming territory for their own. Raiders who stopped at nothing to get what was wanted most; crimes that were disavowed to selfishly save already damned souls. It wasn't a life that Judith deserved to live. Was one that Shane was too tangled within, between natural father and daughter, space was necessary. Shane couldn't know her. And all the same, Judith couldn't begin to know of him.

But that didn't cease what small interaction that could still be had. Safe with family that loved her deeply, under the guise of something else would Shane visit Judith. Her and the rest of the Grimes household - Michonne and RJ - a longtime friend come to discuss matters of political and intimate importance. Shane couldn't stay away from the little girl he loved. Impossible was the very thought, the baby that he had once held in his arms never strayed from his heart even for a moment. Despite all the years and days apart, Judith not aware of the truth, she was loved beyond measure. Adored from great distance and missed more than could be described; Shane longed for the day when secrets could be revealed. Hoped for it, prayed for it beneath the stars of night, allowed for it to drive every reason and purpose of his. It was what drove him, then, into an ambush just outside of the Commonwealth.

A unit of crazed and brutal survivors, accents that sounded clear of California, their numbers were barely five but ever did they try to breach the walls and pillage. It was a mission doomed to failure. Quickly did their bodies drop to the ground by the bullets of soldiers. Shane's own gun aimed within his hands, damage had been done by he, too, before all of the dust settled. Daryl's hand just as prepared - Judith and he come to see what the trouble was - the gate opened but the destruction not quite over. Blood seeped into the cotton of his shirt, it was with heavy breath that Shane came to see himself shot in the side. Pierced by the talented luck of one of the dead gunslingers, just below the ribs, gravel road was all that caught him once he fell, an exhausted heap of man. The punishment for wanting to see his daughter, his friends, before too long passed by.

Heard before she was actually seen, Shane gazed up in amazement at the sight of Judith as she crouched low beside him. Gentle but firm, she wasn't afraid nor spoke as if she delivered lies, a sense of false promises. Every bit a good leader that her father expected, barely could the throb of his wound be felt. Shane's attention wasn't focused upon it. Concentrated on anything but, the warmth of Judith's eyes and the freckles scattered across the bridge of her nose, a smile that mirrored Lori's and a heart that overflowed in kindness. She was beautiful. The most precious thing that Shane had ever seen - his entire life and love.

"Did you get hit? Are you hurt?" Shane asked with a groan, his back flat to the Earth and held still. Urge to grab hold of her and inspect for himself restrained, fingers that wanted to grasp Judith's hand remained at his side, motionless and alone. Skeletons in the closet could not be unveiled. Not then, not yet.

Shane said, tongue tasting copper, "think only one of their bullets hit. I don't feel pain nowhere else. Their gunmen were beginners at best. Thank God above you and Daryl came out when you did. Who knows what those idiots would've done. My name's Shane. You're Judith, aren't you? Judith Grimes?"

Judith held similar values to her brother Carl, despite her brother leaving this earth before they had the chance to really have that brother and sister relationship Judith was kind like him. She was willing to help anyone who was kind and needed help, despite the vicious world that she lived in, a world where she saw some of the gruesomest things. Where she saw true evil in people she continued to have a kind heart and have hope that good people still existed and despite being eighteen now she still held those values and would always try and be a good person even in this dark world.

When the gate had opened she was aimed and ready and then she saw the man fall down onto the floor and she knew he had been hit and so she ran towards him talking out three walkers in her path "Daryl! We need help!" she called out before moving down onto her knees next to the man. Judith's hands moved down and she moved the man's shirt up to examine the wound lifting him a bit to see if the bullet had exited "the bullet went right through" she admitted.

"I'm alright, I wasn't hit" he was one of the good ones, one of the kind and good people out there even with being hurt and hit he was still worrying for her and if she was okay. If only she knew. If only she knew that the man she was currently helping was her real father, the man that had fallen so deeply in love with her mother that they had created a piece of themselves in her. She began to check the rest of his body and he was right there was no other bullet wounds "just one" she reached into her back pocket and grabbed the bandana she had shoved into her pocket and she ripped it in half "I'm going to try to stop the bleeding okay?"

She wanted to give him a warning before she tried to stop the bleeding because this wasn't going to feel good. "Shane?" Judith's brows furrowed a little when she heard the name "Shane Walsh? You knew my mom, you know my dad right? there's a picture of you and my dad in your uniforms" she admitted as she smiled. Of course this man knew her parents, she didn't ever think they would befriend someone who wasn't kind. "Yes, that's right I am, okay brace yourself" she spoke the words before she used one part of the bandana and she shoved it into one side of his wound and she did the same with the other side.

She then slid her cardigan off and she gently bundled it up and moved it under his head as they waited for help. She quickly reached for her gun when she heard something, she shot the gun hitting a walker between the eyes "Daryl! We need to get him inside now!"

“ don’t go. stay. “

“ but you’re here, so stay. “

“ i don’t want to be alone tonight. “

“ just come over. “

“ let’s be alone together. “

“ i didn’t know where else to go. “

“ i don’t want us to be apart anymore. ever. “

“ i wouldn’t have called you if it wasn’t important. “

“ you can talk to me about anything. you know that, right? “

“ just… be honest with me, do you hate me? “

“ i could never hate you. not really. “

“ you’re my friend, but… sometimes i wish you were more than that. “

“ we’re not just friends. you know that. “

“ i think i’m falling in love with you. “

“ can i hold your hand? “

“ yeah, you’re in love with me. “

“ just hold me. “

“ things would be so much easier if we were honest with each other. “

“ why can’t you be honest with me? with yourself? “

“ maybe you could stay? just for tonight? “

“ it’s dark outside, and it’s raining. my arms are much safer. “

“ you can’t keep doing this. you can’t keep lying to yourself. “

“ i can’t keep lying to myself, or to you. it’s not fair on either of us. “

“ i think you should kiss me. “

“ kiss me like you mean it. “

“ just kiss me. “

“ you shouldn’t kiss me right now. “

“ look me in the eyes and tell me you love me. “

“ you can’t lie to me, you know. “

“ you know me better than anyone. you always have. “

“ you’re pretty amazing. you know that, right? “

“ you’re just… you’re extraordinary. “

“ you’re good to me, you know. really good. “

“ you’ve made me the happiest i’ve ever been. “

“ i don’t know what i would have done if you weren’t here. “

“ our love can conquer anything. “

“ and for many generations to come, our love story will live on. “

“ i want you to marry me. “

“ if you asked me to marry you tomorrow, i’d say yes. “ “ what about today? “

“ marry me, name. marry me and make me the luckiest [x] in the world. “

“ your kiss could mend a broken heart. “

“ are you going to kiss me again, or do i have to do it myself? “

“ i could cry, that’s how much i love you. “

“ you’re worthy of my love. “

“ truth is that i’m so damn in love with you that i don’t know what to do with myself. “

“ maybe tonight, it’s you and me. “

“ i don’t know what the future holds. all i know is that i hope you’re in it. “

“ could you promise me one thing? “

“ promise me that we’ll be together, no matter what. “

“ it’s you and me, forever. no matter what. “

“ i didn’t want to tell you until i was sure, but… i’m pregnant. “

“ we’re going to be family! “

“ this baby, it’s the best thing that could ever have happened to us. “

“ i can’t believe this, we’re going to be parents! “

“ dance with me? “

“ may i have this dance? “

“ you’re my whole world, you know. “

“ don’t speak, just… kiss me. “

“ you have no idea how long i’ve been wanting to that. “

“ i’ve been wanting to tell you for so long… “

“ so… is this like, a thing now? “

“ i always miss you, even when you’re next to me. “

” i miss you. i miss you so much it hurts. ”

” i don’t want you to miss me. it’s tearing me apart. ”

“ you make me happier. “

“ i love waking up next to you. “

“ my favorite thing is falling asleep next to you. “

“ come cuddle with me. “

“ this is torture, isn’t it? “ “ not in the slightest. “

“ do you love me? “

“ could this be something more? “

“ move in with me. “

“ do you think we should move in together? you spend all your time here anyway. “

“ are you serious? i’ve had a crush on you for as long as i can remember. “

“ i know you’re in love with me. “

“ you’re really cute, you know. “

“ you’re so damn attractive. you know that right? “

“ if anybody were to kiss me, i would want that person to be you. “