#madison-clark

It had been blurry days, the ones he passed at the hospital. For a while, not sure of what was real, where he was, what had happened. Then, as he recovered, Anne would visit, explain the situation, answer his questions- often not how Rick wished she would. Surprisingly though, the nights at the hospital were peaceful and comfortable. He got the painkillers he needed, good food, warmth and peace. All the missing though. He missed home. Michonne, Daryl, his girl...everyone. He wondered what had happened to them, he wished all were fine, he imagined Negan at this point had been killed by Maggie, he only hoped things remained peaceful.

He was given clean clothes, a CRM uniform- got called for a meeting, got an accomodation in the military quarters, all he needed to live. They tried to sell him so much of the typical talk. He was important, he was strong, he could make a difference for humankind- that was the future of civilization and he had a role in it. And he wasn't allowed to go.

It was all too good to be true anyway.

They took him to know the Civic Republic, he saw the colonies, he saw people living in a new world- a world beyond all the ruins he had lived in so far. To think such place existed. At first he thought it was what was left of the government, but so. It was an extremelly organized group. The military almost fascist aesthetic of things kept him wary since the start. Rick was clever, some higher ups didn't even hide certain things from him.

Now he had to serve. Go on missions, undergo their training- and he would be allowed a life. When all was set for him, they finally announced it, the welcome of a new member to the forces, written on the list of consignees, public to the Civic Republic. It was going to be his new home now, him wanting or not.

All Systems Go || Carol & Madison || @madison-clark​

Carol had felt a dread in the pit of her stomach since she'd left Tyreese with Judith back at the cabin. He wasn't exactly in the right frame of mind to be dealing with one of the people responsible for her family having been taken hostage. So she felt torn like she should be in two places at once, but he would have to step up and keep Judith protected. If he didn't, he'd have her to deal with when this was all over. She had every intention of reuniting that little girl with her father and brother.

It was why she had taken everything that their hostage had been intending to use to distract walkers in order to bring them toward Terminus. She'd made her way through the weeds and brambles, being scratched by briars along the way and doing her best to ignore the sting of their scratches and pricks.

This is how she'd caught sight of a blonde that looked to be searching for an entrance of her own. She couldn't be sure if this person belonged with the people inside the fences, but she couldn't chance her getting in and causing trouble when she herself needed inside so that she could free her family.

@madison-clark for Muse Negan Smith

❛  why  are  you  pushing  me  away ?  ❜

She looks worried at her special child.

Of course he had every dammid reason to be mad at her. But she only did it to protect HIM. Why the hell does he not understand this?

"Nick, I know that you cared about Troy. But you can trust me, he never really was a friend! At end he would have tried to find a reason to kill us.. Everybody of us! So please tell me, why are you pushing me away? Or are there still another reasons? "

//I don't know if starter calls work in this way lol.. I tried it.

questioning minds starters. ( accepting. )

❝   can   you   just   stop   TRYING   to   explain   your   reason   for   doing   it,   mom?!❞   his   voice   cracks   somewhere   within   his   scream   and   it   causes   him   to   realize   the   pain   in   his   throat.   the   sob   beckoning   from   behind   his   lips   and   the   heat   pooling   in   tired   eyes.   despite   trying   to   find   solitude   to   cope   and   manage   witnessing   troy's   demise   by   his   own   mother's   hand,   he   still   can't   seem   to   breathe   easy.   he   can't   stop   replaying   the   image   over   and   over   like   some   fucked   up   tape   stuck   on   loop.   she   wants   to   make   nick   see   reason,   make   him   believe   that   it   was   out   of   survival   that   troy   had   to   die.   but   nick   is   SMARTER   than   she   gives   him   credit   for   and   he   knows   the   real   reason   ---   one   she   doesn't   have   the   balls   to   admit   to   herself   more   than   him.   he'd   always   questioned   his   feelings   for   troy   on   a   daily   basis   and   openly   spoke   about   his   confusion   with   the   young   man.   nick   never   outright   said   he   loved   troy,   never   really   said   he   cared   either.   their   entire   relationship   was   troy   knowing   what   he   wanted   and   nick   being   too   STUBBORN   to   act   on   it.   would   he   have?   perhaps   the   haunting   revelation   that   he'd   never   have   a   chance   is   what   hurts   the   most.   maybe   this   is   why   he's   so   fucking   angry   and   pushing   madison   away.   or   maybe   it's   because   she   killed   someone   who   was   the   same   side   of   his   very   own   coin.   did   she   see   him   as   a   threat?   could   she   kill   him   just   as   easily?   after   all,   nick   and   troy   weren't   too   different   from   each   other.