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Rick & Michonne - L.O.V.E

four letters, one story.

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My first Richonne gifset, with help from tutorials & inspiration across the community.

Thank you for those inspirations : ( X . X . X )

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The Ones Who Live Episode Posters

And a special shoutout to Danai Gurira for writing what is, in my opinion, one of the best episodes in the entire TWDU.

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MY FAVORITE PEOPLE❤️

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ANDREW LINCOLN as Rick Grimes The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live | S01E01 - Years

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Rick Grimes THE ONES WHO LIVE

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I meant to post this when I found it on Pinterest(?)... so, it's just been sitting in my phone. I just thought this was a really up close and beautiful pic of Danai 😍🥰❤️

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Stages of Falling in Love with Michonne

When Michonne confronts Rick about his hallucinations, he puts his head down, almost like he’s embarrassed of the way he’s been falling apart. It’s a vulnerable moment for him. Michonne counters that by showing him empathy, explaining that she’s been in the same situation. And just like that…the tension between them is gone. Any doubt in Rick’s mind about the kind of person Michonne is, is gone. Carl likes her. He likes her.

What develops next is (aside from Rick’s low-key elation at having her around) Rick’s concern for her safety. And it’s not a one-time thing. At this point, he is driven to exasperation over her stubborn determination to continue searching for The Governor. But he doesn’t say anything. It’s not his place to. 

In 4B, Michonne gets to Rick’s heart through Carl. Rick tells Michonne that Carl needs her, and yet seems surprised at her immediate willingness to be…whatever Carl needs her to be. This jars and awes him, because it is a reflection of his own feelings about Carl. 

It is also during this time that Michonne becomes Rick’s true right hand (as space previously occupied by Daryl). She, too, can fight by his side. She will have his back. She will save his life. But they connect on a different level because of one shared priority: Carl. He can trust her to prioritize Carl’s safety (and now Judith’s, of course) in any and all situations because she loves him as much as Rick does.

Up until this point in their journey, Rick has built his relationship with Michonne mainly as a slightly unhinged widower, and Old McDonald. Now, she has seen the side of him that will brutally murder a group of men who are threatening his son’s life. When Rick tells her, “I’m okay”, I perceive that to mean, I’m still here. The man you know is still here. In this moment (another vulnerable one for Rick), Michonne gives him reassurance, without falter, that she knows who he is. Nothing has changed. She has always seen him, just as he has seen her.  

“He had a mission in his mind to take care of her need.” - Danai Gurira (about 6x10)

The above is a quote about the mints (obviously) but it applies to this moment as well. Rick could not go for one more minute, knowing he had the power to give Michonne something she needed..and not do it. “We should go to Washington.” When he says this, something passes between him and Michonne. She looks at Rick in a little bit of disbelief, and he gives her a slight nod and the barest hint of a smile…because to do this for her makes him so happy. And just like with the mints, this moment warms her heart. And she offers him a look of gratitude and relief that is so powerful, he has to look away. 

Here, Michonne’s words from the previous season finale are cemented. It is at this point that Rick understands that even when they are not “together” (when he is in one frame of mind, and she is in another) that she will be there to pull to fight by him, and to fight for him. He will always be worth that to her. Again, this is because she knows who he is, underneath the scars and the trauma. Knowing this, I believe, Rick is able to fall completely, irreversibly in love with Michonne.

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Imagining a world where Rick gets to take beautiful vintage photos of Michonne. 😌

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Judith and RJ Grimes THE WALKING DEAD

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Richonne Fanfiction Rec List

I compiled this for @onedayyoujustchange; it contains some of my work as well as a few of my favourite fics, as requested. Enjoy!

Find My Way Back by Midnights-AM-Child: After being separated for over two years, Rick reunites with Michonne and his children. Fiercely determined to keep the family together, Rick doesn’t register a major problem in this desire. Michonne is not his! Open to that changing, the two learn that picking up from where they left off isn’t as simple as it sounds. Rated M.

Her by @cake-by-thepound: Alexandria is becoming a viable home for the group, but things aren’t perfect, and Rick still finds himself in over his head. He’s questioning everything, and slowly but surely, he’s learning that Michonne is the answer. Post S5. Rated M.

Re-Verse: Odes to Michonne by @ricks-tight-n-right-brown-shirt: Series of ficlets inspired by songs dedicated to Michonne. May contain doses of Richonne and The Grimes Family members. Rated M.

Love in the Time of Decay by @blacklitchick: Rick is at the dawn of realizing what Michonne means to him, but will this new world allow them to find happiness together. Rated T.

Tales in the Dark by @lyraverse: A series of one-shots for Richonne lovers. Rated M.

Little Talks by birdnmouse: A series of short scenes between Rick and Michonne starting at the beginning of Season 5 and following along with the series. Rated K.

No Way Out by @misscaina: 6B speculation of how Richonne will become canon. Rated K.

Latch On by @shipnation​: Amidst tragedy best friends latch on to each other. Hurt/comfort. Rated M. 

First Kisses by @lobsterlobster1990: This is a collection of the many different ways Rick and Michonne might share their first kiss. Fluff. Rated K.

What Makes a Family? by @jedi-master-aurora:“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching - they are your family.” -Jim Butcher. Richonne focus on future arc with a little bit of Caryl. Timejumps. Rated T.

Here are a few of my stories mostly rated M for language and adult situations:

1. This Ain’t Georgia: AU ZA where Rick and Michonne were married before the Turn; Michonne is the one who is in hospital when things start to fall apart and she has to find her family.

2. The Dusk of My Memory: Set in the ASZ after the Wolves attack; Rick suffers from amnesia due to an injury. Will he remember anything of his life before? Will he recall what certain people mean to him?

3. Worth the Wait: A mixture of a prompt/confession about Michonne and Rick going on a double date with Andrea and Shane. I mixed it up a little to include what would happen if Richonne didn’t really like each other at first. AU no zombies.

4. Song for the Life: Richonne tale based on lyrics of songs. Hurt/comfort; angst.

5. Fragments: Series of Richonne drabbles and ficlets based on prompts. Mainly one-shots. Fluff and Smut.

6. Fifteen Years Ago: Rick recalling his relationship with Michonne. AU; no zombies. COMPLETED. 

7. A Home: Rick and Michonne had a chance to be happy together and build a home, but is it too late now? ASZ. Angst. COMPLETED.

8. There’s Something Wrong with All of Us: Comic Book Richonne. Ezekiel has just died and Michonne is at a very low point. Hurt/comfort; angst. Smut.

9. Rough: One-shot ficlets based on the prompt ‘Rough’. Smut. 

10. Comic Book Club: AU, silly, fluffy fun. Jealous Rick. COMPLETED.

Please leave a review with the stories or send the authors a nice Ask because it’s Richonne Fanfiction Appreciation Week! Share the Richonne Love and let these talented individuals know they are appreciated!

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Michonne by Valentina Reale

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Rick and Michonne Grimes THE WALKING DEAD

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Rick and Michonne by @ncdoodles

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TWD bc S03.12 Clear

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🀄️reflecting on richonne

What The Ones Who Live has made abundantly clear is that finding Rick and bringing him home was a mission fit for Michonne, and Michonne alone. Because Rick didn’t just need to be brought back home - he needed to be brought back to life.

Sure, other characters could have located him and tried to rescue him from the CRM, but Rick needed more than a rescue…he was in need of a resurrection. And there’s only one person on the planet capable of doing that for him and it’s his wife, the love of his life, Michonne Grimes.

Rick is a man who for all intents and purposes chose to die because he couldn’t see her face anymore and started to believe he never would again. He was only ever going to come alive again when her eyes, her presence, her heart was back in his life. He was only ever going to be free from not just the literal but mental shackles of the CRM when he could hold her in his arms again and reconnect with the woman whose heartbeat he shares.

I love how this story stayed consistent to the message that was true in the main show as well, and that’s that Rick needs Michonne. And Michonne needs him too. Rick’s relationship with Michonne is the one dynamic in his life where he’s poured into as equally and deeply and lovingly as he pours into her. Where he doesn’t have to be anything but himself. It’s the one relationship that can bring him back time and time again no matter the circumstances.

Richonne is a love supreme because they are two halves of one heart. So saving him - not just in body but in heart, mind, and soul - it could only ever have been her. 😌

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Following Rick's disappearance on the explosive bridge that Michonne witnessed. Have you thought of any ideas or scenarios for what she did during the first days, nights, and weeks without Rick by her side? What is your opinion on how she dealt with it? Who is the one who stays with her during those dark times in the team family?

I always imagine this time period being so bleak for Michonne. 😥 She says when Rick was gone, she was lost, so I feel like those first few days and nights were not only super painful but disorienting. Losing Carl was already devastating, and then to lose Rick about a year and a half later, it had to feel so cruel to have lost Andre and Mike, open herself up so fully to her Grimes family, and then have Rick and Carl taken from her, too. She had told Rick in season 7 that she wanted to take on this world and this life with Rick by her side, and in season 9, they were prepared to keep doing that in so many ways, so it had to be so depressing for her to now have to consider the future without him.  Wrote out the rest below ❤️‍🩹:

Michonne is extremely resilient, but I feel like those first few days might’ve been the hardest for her to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I always wonder about what it looked like returning home on the day Rick blew up the bridge. Because the way Michonne reacted to the explosion, still wanting to run to him and having to be held back, I could see Maggie and Carol having to do some real convincing to get Michonne to head home and not spend the rest of the day searching every ounce of that water for Rick.

I think this was such a lonely time for Michonne, too, and that having Judith to raise was one of the biggest things keeping her present. I could see Michonne starting the search for Rick the very next day and spending her days out searching for Rick with Daryl, and then coming home to make sure Judith still got time with her at night. Maybe the first day or two, Maggie and Carol stayed with Michonne and Judith after helping bring Michonne home. But sadly, I think they’d go back to their communities and lives pretty quickly, and that Michonne didn’t feel nearly as supported as she should’ve been by some of the people she’s known the longest.

And this is where I think Michonne and Rosita’s bond really strengthened, because I think Rosita was one of the ones who was there for Michonne the most. And also Siddiq. After the time jump, they seemed like they got close and talked candidly, so I think Siddiq was someone who comforted her in dark times, too. I feel like maybe that’s even how Rosita and Siddiq started to get to know each other better, because of how often they were being a support system to Michonne after Rick.

Daryl seemed genuinely close to Judith and RJ after the time jump, so I feel like, in the beginning, he probably showed his support more through relentlessly searching for Rick, but after RJ was born, he reduced his search a bit to be around more and support Michonne and the kids. I wish we had known whether or not he told Michonne about the scheme he and Maggie pulled that day.

I also often think about how Michonne would’ve first told Judith about what happened to Rick. In another show that I love, the father dies, and the mom has to tell her kids. Her kids are teenagers, so it’s a different situation, but she has a moment where she has to collect herself before entering the home her kids are in, and she’s determined to be strong for them as she breaks their hearts with the news. I could see Michonne having a similar moment where she stands on the steps of her home and fully breaks down, but collects herself as best as she can to enter the home and try to explain to Judith that her dad’s not coming home. 

I don’t think Michonne ever just concretely told her kids that Rick died. So, even with Judith telling RJ about how Rick went to heaven, I think Michonne might’ve told them that Rick was gone and there’s a chance he’s somewhere on earth, or he’s in a much better place called heaven. That way, the kids could feel a bit comforted either way, despite the lack of closure.

I also envision a scenario where Michonne learned she was pregnant very shortly after the bridge (since I think she was already pregnant with RJ before Rick brought up wanting to build for the future with a kid). I think she’d have a few days of just feeling like he was lost, and so was she. And then those pregnancy symptoms would start showing and clue her in to taking a test. And I think the news of their baby would have brought her so much joy and so much sadness that Rick wasn’t going to be by her side to raise the baby they wanted together. But I think the pregnancy also would make her feel like this is a reminder to keep building for the future that she and Rick wanted, and to keep leading the others forward, since, as Rick said, she’s the one who can. 

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& a ✨Happy New Year✨ to the Richonne fandom, these two and you guys were the best part of the last decade Here’s hoping our loves are reunited soon 🤞💖

[philliwolf5]

Such amazing art!!! 😍