#miserieah

miserieah:

“I’ve seen that. That’s why I came here to talk. My people- we don’t want to just be a settlement that gives tribute. We want to be Saviors. We want to join the cause. Full stop.”

        ❝You’re FUCKIN’ with me right now.❞

        That was his first response. While he was sure Grace would be on board he wasn’t so sure about her people. It wasn’t like he didn’t ALWAYS have some kind of issue with them. Those assholes were dropping like flies because every time he turned around one of them was trying to take him out.

          With Shane’s hand on the back of his neck, Rick leans forward, his hand grasping his shoulder in return. He doesn’t know how to do this – he’d fought so hard for this community – fought so hard for his kids – for Carl.

          He’ll never show him the world he’s trying to build.

          Rick swallows, he knows Shane cared. Hell, he’d watched out for Carl like he was his own. ❝ I don’t know what to do, Shane. ❞

The breakup is something that Rick didn’t really see coming. It wasn’t that it broke his heart, but it burned a bit more than he would have liked. Lori was someone he could see himself getting married to. He could see the white picket fence, see their cute kids, the perfect life. Lori was a wonderful woman, someone that would make Rick’s parents melt-- but she wouldn’t be meeting them now. 

Lori pushed for them to be friends after it all, and Rick wouldn’t push her aside like nothing. They had dated the span of the semester, even if there wasn’t love there-- there was kinship. He did care for the woman, more than he cared to express. But, this would be okay. He was okay after all this mess. He has Shane to pull him through it all.

It had been a few months into his single phase when he noticed how odd Shane had been acting. Rick wasn’t really sure what to call it. He assumed Shane was pissed, they wouldn’t be double dating anymore. Now, all the other’s dates had to be more awkward with just him and the bird. Shane didn’t really seem to be dating much though now. Rick tried not to pay it mind. The break was almost over and college life would be starting up again, and Rick was too busy worried about classes to push meaning into all of it. 

Lori had started seeing someone new, and Rick was actually surprised about how well he liked the other man. He was even more surprised of his and Lori’s relationship as friends being far better than when they were lovers. He made the mistake of bringing that up to Shane a few days after it hit Rick. Shane seemed worse for ware. 

It took the other young man a lot of thinking before he would voice his thoughts to Shane. His best friend was sweet on Lori. That had to be it. Rick didn’t really mind if Shane was. It would make sense for his odd behavior the past few months. It was the final week on Summer break when Rick finally worked up the nerve to say something. 

The two were huddled in Shane’s room, pressed uncomfortably together on the bed. They were both trying to get the upper hand in the survivor game they were playing, when Rick blurted it out. “You can date Lori if you want. I know you like her. I don’t mind” He finally said, he felt Shane go stiff next to him. 

Rick cursed as another team took aim at their video game characters. “Focus or we’re going to lose” Rick tries to push the conversation forward like it wasn’t a big deal. Because, it wasn’t. Shane liking one of Rick’s exs. Rick wouldn’t give a shit. He cared too deeply for the other to not want Shane happy. 

          judith swallowed the lump in her throat, still moving closer until she was about a foot away from him. the knife hitting the ground made her jump a little as she watched carl rush up and grab it retreating to his original spot. ❛ just look at me okay? don’t worry about anyone else around us, just focus on me. ❜ she whispered. 

          ❛ tell me what it’s like then, because i... i don’t understand-- ❜