โ being here โust feels wrong somehow , like we werenโt โuppose to be here , any of us. โ
carl explained , looking past maddie, then drifting his gaze back to hers. he had been on edge ever since he got to alexandria, making him always on high alert.
carl tucked his pistol back into its holster, a hand rubbing across the bridge of his nose , brims parting to speak.
โ โm alrght , why wouldnโt I be ?ฬฒ โ
head tilts , hat covering most of his face , blue optics staring at her.
this girl , Enid?ฬฒ ใ คI think her name is. โ
he tells her calmly , he didnโt know what he was feeling right now , if it was ฬต๐ฬต๐ฬต๐ฬต๐ฬต๐ฬต๐ขฬต๐ ฬต๐ฆฬต ฬต or something else .อ.. his mind was on a turmoil of emotions.
carl chewed on the inside of his cheeks, liking boys wasnโt hay easy for him , his sexuality was a hard thing to grasp at such a young age.
blue optics squints slightly โโโ- as he watched carol played with judith and listened.
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had it been obvious .แฃ a bit, or at least it had been for carol, whoโd spent time with a little girl own ageโ for as long as sheโd been able to. and besides, that little boy had watched grow up. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย โท
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head snapping up so fast , carl almost got a whiplash โโโ- eyes widen at carol, the heat in his cheeks turning crimson.
ใ คใ คใ ค โ wโโโ-what, how did yโโโ-?ฬฒ โ
brims snapped shut tightly , how would she knew who it was without him even telling her about it ?ฬฒ was it really โบ
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carl squeezed her chest. placed a hand gently on his shoulder, a brief caress. โ i wonโt tell him. โ then she looked straight ahead again, taking a deep breath. ย ย ย ย ย โท
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head dips low , the cowboy hat covering his face , hiding that giddy smile and the way the heat was raising up his neck to his cheeks.
he most definitely was not thinking about a certain boy.
carl kept his gun aimed at the walker carefully, finger firm on the trigger as it nears them , once it came within a distance.
finger finally presses down on the trigger as it goes of , shooting the walker in the head * brain splatters on the ground , bright blue optics โบ
โ โ โ catching the flow , rick ducks to the side so carl can get a good aim at the walker approaching behind him.
โ โ โ " atta boy , get it , don't miss."
encouraging words as rick twirls around on the heel of his boot to get a look at the scene.
gun lowers at the sight of one of his companion โโโ- grip loosens , finger removing from the trigger tucking the pistol back into his holster , daryl was
right they have survived worse, than this, brims parted to speak quietly.
โ thought you were an intruder. โ
he nodded at her words , knowing what she meant and she was right , they have to stick together no matter what happens. carl turned his head to stare out a head , then staring down at his boots.
โ no , I havenโt talked to dad about it yet , youโre the first person I told. โ
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the womanโs eyes gazed affectionately into the kidโs, understanding perfectly what he meant. she had watched him grow up, had been through every stage of his life, and deep down, carol, too, felt ย ย ย ย ย ย ย โท
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