#twd preference

𝑺𝑭𝑾🌿  

𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐧

・You had been on a run when you came across a spiritual shop. 

・One of those businesses full of gemstones 

・For some reason, you stopped and looked at all the options (not many people thought rocks would be important nor useful in an apocolypse)

・Each section had its name and meaning written underneath 

・Your eyes gravitated to the Labradorite basket. Picking one up, you moved it back and forth, watching it shine with the movement.

・The meaning was, ‘creates a shield for auras and protects against negativity of the world,’. 

     “Fucking perfect,” you said chuckling. 

・When you approach Glenn, you almost had a shiteating grin. You knew he would like it on some level, but you just wanted to tell him the meaning behind it. 

・When you gave it to him, he had the widest smile but not without a quirked eyebrow

    “Got it on the run,” you said with a smile, “watch this.” 

・You held it to the sunlight and moved it as you had in the store, showing him how it shone. 

・Glenn was elated. Not by the gift itself, but the fact that you were thinking about him. 

・Now, he keeps it with him always. Even though you got it because it reminded you of him, he sees it as an extension of you. 

・Having you close, even if it isn’t you physically; it’s what helps him carry on - 

・Having tokens of the people he loves, especially when he’s in dangerous situations. It reminds him to keep fighting. To keep holding on. 

𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐡

・You had been looking around on the farm, searching for something new to focus on, when you found on oddly shaped rock. 

・Turning it around, you realised it was a heart, not a perfect one, but one nonetheless 

・It gave you a burt of excitement; something fun to show the person you loved the most 

・Running back inside, you quickly found Beth, who had been talking with Lori

・You waited until they were finished, an eager smile on your lips as you held both hands behind your back

・When you presented it to Beth she was equally as excited to receive it as you were to give it 

・She got it straight away, not even having to turn it around to see its true shape

・Looking at you, she wrapped you in her arms and gave you a squeeze

     “Thank you,” she whispered and kissed your cheek

・Tried ages to somehow make a necklace for it. Spent days wrapping thread around it only for it to always fail

・It wasn’t until Carol looped the string over and over again, threading this way and that, creating a holding for the stone heart to sit in

・When it was done, Beth ran to show you

𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤

・You were on a run with Daryl and found this science store. Your curiosity got the best of you, and inside were cabinets full of old history

・An idea came to mind and you found the one that possessed items from Neanderthal times (allegadely). 

・Inside was a rock that recorded one of the first thumb prints in America 

・It made you smile - the irony of it. Because how did the world end up like this? 

・Using your bat to smash the glass, you grabbed the rock and pocketed it. With Daryl waiting outside, you jumped onto his bike off you two went, with Walkers limping toward the sudden sound

・When you got back to camp, you slumped next to Rick and gave him the rock

    “I thought one of the last people alive should have something of one of the first’s.” 

・That felt like a shot to the heart for Rick

・He got the humour of it. But you didn’t expect for his eyes to gloss over

     “Hey, hey,” you cooed, placing an arm on his shoulder. “I didn’t know you loved science so much-”

𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐞

・You had all been on the road for a while, trying to find some sort of shelter

・Everyone was in low spirits, and not even you could lift them. It took too much energy. 

・You went off with Maggie to find something for everyone to eat, or a lead on some shelter or water

・Maybe it was delirium, or the fact that you wanted to cheer Maggie up. But you found a near perfect sphere of a rock

   “Wow, look at this,” with a lot of effort, you bent down and picked up the stone. 

・There were no cracks, or chips. It was fully round besides one side where it looked to have caved in a little

・With your best British accent, you bowed low to Maggie and said,” a most expensive present for the most dazzling woman alive,.”

・That comment brought out the smallest of smiles - but it was better than nothing

・You presented it to her and she took it with a raised brow

    “And what am I supposed to do with it?” She said a ad mockingly

“Cherish it, my love,” you said and gave her a kiss

𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥

・You had gotten closer to Daryl over time. So close that where one went, the other wasn’t far behind 

・And in your possession was a rose quartz that your best friend had given to you man years ago. 

・You still cherished the pink piece of stone, a reminder that there was a before

・One night when neither you or Daryl could sleep, you walked over to him and sat down. Neither of you saying anything you held out your hand with the stone in it

    “For you,” was all you said 

・King of “Huh?” 

・Didn’t want to take it at first

・But nodded his head and thanked you after you explained why you wanted him to have it

    “I still don’t think I should have it, Y/N,” he whispered

“But I want you to have it. It’s like having a little piece of me...”

・It took only that, because he did take it

・And now he always has it in his pocket, even when he sleeps (if it’s bothering him, he’ll just sleep in a different position)

・He nearly goes crazy if he can’t find it anywhere too 

・Daryl knew how much it meant to you. It was a tie to that era in your life. Rememberance of your friends and family. 

・So now he cherished it. In such an intense way that it was now apart of his image. 

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥

・You hadn’t found it on a run, or doing anything important

・You just happened across it, in an abandoned pack (a walker had been nearby though, so you put two and two together)

・Rummaging through, you found a few useful items like dog food, deodorant, panadol, bandaids, moisturisor, but then something caught your eye. 

・At the bottom of the bag was another bag - a makeup one. Mixed in with the concealer and lipstick was half a geode. One of the most beautiful things you had seen in a while

・Lugging the backpack back to the group, you asked where Carol was and left the pack with everyone else

・You were so excited to show Carol the geode you had found. Maybe it had been given as a gift before the Walkers began, but you found it nonetheless

・It was only one half of the geode, but it was layered with shimmering crystal. A piece of beauty in such a rotting world 

・Her response was so tender

・Even the way she held out her hand was like it could fall to pieces 

    “Oh it’s lovely-” 

・And you couldn’t help but smile. Well, you beamed basically. 

    “I thought you should have something as beautiful as you are.” 

・She scoffed and lightly whacked your arm

𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧

・You had met Negan after the events of his war against Rick. 

・There was a group you had been travelling with, but you were attacked by a swarm of walkers and somehow only you survived

・He found you one day and you’ve been inseparable since 

・It didn’t take long for Negan to get to know you; you were an open book. Even if before the apocolypse you were closed off; now you couldn’t help but try to make relationships with people. You knew that if they turned on you - their sympathy would bare them from doing anything too horrible... well that’s what you had learned watching a True Crime show before the walkers 

・Some days were more difficult then others, and you could see that something lay heavy within Negan

・He barely spoke about himself, but from you did know, you understood that at times you had to become someone else to survive 

・Thinking it could cheer him up somehow, you went to the nearby creek and searched for a unique looking rock or pebble

・Finding one, that was completely smooth on both sides, you decided that this one would be perfect

・Running back to camp, you told him to close his eyes and hold out his hands. Doing so, you placed the stone in his calloused palms

・Immediately asks, “what’s this?” when he opened his eyes

・You shrugged and explained. 

  “I thought it looked cool, since it’s completely smooth. Kinda like one of those toys you have to calm a person down-”

      “You’re right, it does look cool sweetheart,” (will go along with anything you say)

・From then on he always has it on or near him

MR. WHITE ( LARRY ) —

Mr. White seeing you bagging groceries wearing a bright vest with your name on it is just so unimaginable.

He makes your job easier by helping you bag his own groceries (even tho nowadays in most stores you have to do it yourself?)

“Your manager’s paying you well, right?”

“Larry, this is Wal-Mart. I don’t get paid enough to bag people’s odd choice for frozen dinners and tennis shoes.”

He swears not to tell a soul. But he visits you at work because he needs to go to the store every week.

MR. ORANGE ( FREDDY NEWANDYKE ) —

Mr. Orange notices you as the new sales associate at the comic book store.

You’re stocking merchandise on the top shelves, using the ladders.

“Y/N?” He calls you down. You froze, fearing the worst for all retailers, seeing someone you know at your own workplace is so embarrassing.

He doesn’t care at all, though. He’s just looking for the limited edition of the action figures he wanted. 

Probably wants you to smuggle him a lifelong supply of Marvel stuff from the back.

Orange makes a smug look when he’s at the counter. 

MR. BLONDE ( VIC VEGA ) —

The thing is, Blonde KNOWS you work at Big Kahuna, and becomes a total dick when you serve him.

It’s literally Squilliam making fun of Squidward for working at the Krusty Krab.

“I asked for no onions and tomatoes in my burger.”

“Wow, Vic. You’re a convict and a picky-eater. Grow up.”

Big Kahuna is one of his go-tos, so you don’t have much of a choice but to serve him food.

MR. PINK —

Of course... you’re a server at a restaurant

He’s just making fun of you, literally treats you the way a snobby customer treats their server.

“Whatever. What do you want? We’re serving the lunch special.”

Snapping his fingers at you to get your attention across the room

You threaten to spit in his food if he makes one more joke, and you mean it.

“Pink, I told you. We don’t serve those here.”

He doesn’t tip. 

MR. BROWN —

You work at the local Blockbuster.

"Hey, where’s the Spaghetti western movies?" You turn around and see Mr. Brown at the front desk.

Both your jaws are on the floor, staring at each other in pure shock.

He can’t stop giggling at you now, much to your annoyance.

It’s a good thing you know enough about your job and where everything is, so every time Brown comes in the store he always comes to you for movies he wants to rent, and you would put it on the store TV and watch it with him

“NICE GUY” EDDIE CABOT —

Eddie seeing you at the dry cleaners when he has to get all the suits ready was a big surprise for him.

“I don’t believe it. From a distance, I was thinking to myself, ‘Hey, that mf kinda looks like y/n’, and lo and behold!”

He uses this to his advantage, though. He wants his, his Dad’s and the people his dad recruits’s clothes clean and tailored to a T.

You’re gonna be his go-to for clean suits from now on.

-- Daryl

Little Dixon is very tempted to follow at first. He trusts you, he does, but he wouldn’t know how he’d cope if anything happened to you. Once he’s at the camp though, he’s overall alright. You can trust he stays at the camp, doing his tasks to steady his mind from racing.

That being said, he doesn’t like leaving base on some other errand if you’re away because he needs to be the first to either see you back or hear if you need him to get to you. He’s pretty tense to be honest, so people are careful not to mention you. He doesn’t want to hear she’ll be alright, she’ll be alright- he wants to see you’re okay... and give you a hug.

-- Merle

Older Dixon is a mess, ha. No, he simply doesn’t handle it as well as the others. Because you’re his calming presence, he doesn’t like being apart from you, especially if you’re in a dangerous situation. He is a bit more understanding than the others though, and realizes it might not be the best to accompany you every single time since he’d go mad if anything happened and perhaps make the situation worse (he only wants for you- and Daryl, to be safe).

Still, he’s a tad different from his brother and welcomes the reassurance from others. They’re tough and they’ll be back before you know it, and his breathing calms. Like his brother though, he quickly approaches you with a hug once you return.

-- Carol

Such a strong lady is one of the toughest to convince to stay on two reasons. One: you’re a pretty good couple on the outside, and take care of tasks more efficiently yourselves than other larger squads. Two: it’s a little much for her, she can’t handle not knowing the situation when you could be in danger (she’s very driven like that).

While she could give you a tough time, when you do leave she’s- as with many of the others- mature and waiting keenly for your return. She’s a tad tense as well so people can tell when you’re gone without having to say a word, and is the first person at the gates. It’s nice because the smile on her face is for you; you can see it before you’ve even gotten out of the car.

-- Maggie

Hilltop’s leader doesn’t mind you going because she’s got a good handle on the circumstances but is a bit clingy the moments before you leave. She’s simply so worried and doesn’t want anything to happen, a smooth enough run. She does take the time to remind you quite often to get back soon to not keep her waiting too long, and the attention is sweet and not overbearing.

You had been with the survivors from the beginning, running into them in Atlanta and joining them at the quarry. From then on you had walked alongside them and fought each battle, surviving together. In all of this time, you had never seen a day coming where a part of you would feel drawn away from the people you had grown to know as family; the people you had grown to love above all else in this miserable world. Not until now.

Lying in your bed, thoughts of Dwight ran through your mind. He was one of them, one of the saviours… but not really. You knew how he felt about them, specifically their leader Negan. He wanted peace among the communities, just the same as you and your people did. Negan would never have it though.

“What’s wrong?”

You turned your head to your left, spotting Dwight’s head on the pillow next to you. In the middle of the night, while the guard shifts were changing, you had snuck Dwight in through the sewer system below Alexandria.

“I’m just thinking… About everything.” You confessed. “I’m scared. What if this all goes wrong? What if Negan wins?”

“He won’t win.” Dwight assured you.

“Even if he doesn’t… Things will be different. In some ways for the better and in other ways-”

Dwight furrowed his eyebrows, cutting you off. “Are you talking about us?”

You nodded softly.

Frowning, Dwight rolled over to face you entirely. You did the same. “Look, I know how your people feel about me, the others too. I’m not stupid enough to think that after I work with you guys, they’ll forgive me for everything I’ve done. I wouldn’t forgive me and I don’t know how you have.”

“So what?” You asked.

“So…” Dwight mumbled. “Stop worrying about that, alright? There’s nothing we can do right now. No matter what, we have to win this war and stop Negan. Let’s just enjoy right now while we can.”

You took in Dwight’s words, feeling a small sense of comfort wash over you. As much as you feared losing Dwight after all of this, you knew he was right about enjoying the time that you had together. You hated sneaking around, lying to your family, but what else could you do? To you, this wasn’t just some fling. You felt something real with Dwight and he felt it too.

“You’re right,” You smiled, leaning over and kissing him. “I’m going to go for a nice, long, hot-ass shower… wanna join?”

Dwight looked at you, a small smirk coming to his face. “From upset about a war to wanting me to shower with you?”

“What can I say? Your words have inspired me.” You smiled. “You know where to find me if you feel a little dirty.”

With that, you matched into the bathroom, pulling off your shirt and tossing it backwards before closing the door behind you. Dwight shook his head, his smiling remaining as he rubbed his eyes with his fists. Taking a moment to collect his thoughts, he hopped out of bed and made his way towards the bathroom.

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