It's all about survival now.

❝ i won’t be there when you go down. just so you know now, you’re on your own now, believe me. ❞ Ruby Louise Sanders Patrol – Sector One Ravenswood Citizen Twenty-Four Survivor

[ruby-sanders]

alias-miles:

             “Okay, touche, but let’s just not do anything we might regret, okay?– Look, see?” She gently, and very slowly, shifted her jacket so that the other girl could see her waist. “No guns, no nothing, I’m unarmed. Come on, that’s gotta count for something right?” She said, with the weight of the pocket knife overwhelmingly apparent in her boots.

        Ruby raised a disbelieving eyebrow. The brunette in front of her wanted Ruby to believe she had managed to survive beyond the walls of Ravenswood without any sort of weapon? Unless she was the sneakiest person in existence and somehow always managed to hide from walkers, the other woman was lying. “Hiding a weapon will get you in far more trouble than handing it over now.”

[ruby-sanders]

iimpulsivity:

“Not saying we shouldn’t punish ‘em. It’s just… don’t you think a public execution sounds a little extreme?”

“And exiling them from Ravenswood would have such a different outcome? We either send them away and they die, or we send them away and they find people to come back with them to attack this place.”

[ruby-sanders]

xhellsxangelx:

“Oh how kind of you to take some time out of your schedule to see me>” she said in a rather sarcastic voice. Honestly she was happy to see Ruby, after a night like today, she needed her best friend alongside her.

 “Can you believe this shitty night?” it wasn’t that Lexa had anything against the dark, but they were in the middle of a blackout.

Ruby gave a shrug, nothing seeming as awful as the night she was trapped outside when the storm was at its worst. The darkness she could deal with as long as it didn’t mean being outside with walkers.

“We’ve been having shitty nights for months, I chalk this up as yet another inconvenient night of darkness. Don’t like the idea of having a good old fashioned slumber party with nothing but ghost stories by candle light?” Ruby was no happier without the lights, but she just had to take the chance to tease her friend.

[eloisebrridgerton]

[ruby-sanders]

dylanobraian:

Elizabeth Olsen Toronto Film Festival: New “I Saw the Light” portrait (2015).

[ruby-sanders]

devynbrenner:

“How can you even say that?”

“They’re looters. They put people in danger by stealing supplies. If they get off easy any power outage could mean the whole mess happening again.”

[ruby-sanders]

lucascxmeron:

“Well, you could be. If you try hard enough.” 

She gave a laugh, shrugging at the thought and knowing it likely wouldn’t ever happen “I’ll make that my new mission.”

[ruby-sanders]

alias-miles:

            “Whoa…take it easy there, cap,” she said slowly, her hands opened to show that she was of no thread. “Is this usually how Ravenswood warms up to new people? A gun pointed to their face?”

        “Yes.” She kept the gun raised, finger hovering near the trigger. “Most people can’t be trusted these days.” With a nod she motioned for Miles to start moving forward.

[ruby-sanders]

“How do you think people will start acting if we don’t punish the looters?”

[ruby-sanders]

masonxfisher:

Said who?

“Says me.”

[ruby-sanders]

masonxfisher:

If you are here to talk me out of going on a hunt, I suggest you make a b-line and save your breath. I’m going!

“Talk you out of going? No. More like come to tell you I’m joining.”

[ruby-sanders]

carmelaa-garciaa:

Carmela nodded and pulled out a Tomahawk and a knife that she had for weapons. “Here.” She handed them. “I get them back right?” She asked. 

Taking the weapons from the other woman, Ruby gave a nod. “If we’re sure you’re not a threat.” Chances were in Carmela’s favor. Though Ruby wasn’t one to make promises she couldn’t fulfill.

[ruby-sanders]

xhellsxangelx:

Opening her eyes, she saw that it was Ruby that decided to take a seat at the foot of her bed. Had it been anyone else, she would of chewed them out. Lexa’s temper could only be held for so long, seeing Ruby however, it lightened her mood. Since her brother wasn’t around, she was grateful for Ruby being there.

     “Happy is not in my selection of word choices, plus if I smile, I’ll creep you out.” she chuckled. “So what made you sneak into my room hmm?”

Patrol and teaching self defense to the children kept Ruby busy. Even on her days off the blonde woman barely had any time for herself. Even though that was how she liked it-less time alone meant less time to get lost in her thoughts-she missed having time to spend with her best friend.

         “Gracing you with my presence of course.” She teased, a smile turning her lips upwards. “It’s you’re lucky day. I’m not swamped with work, meaning I have time to hang out with you.”

[ruby-sanders]

lucascxmeron:

“It’s just a gun. I’m not actually happy to see you.” 

“And here I was thinking I was your favorite person.”

[ruby-sanders]

Blackout | Ruby & Devyn

[ruby-sanders]

devynbrenner:

Devyn knew that they were in a bad situation and either option lacked common sense – but they were the best they had. The storm only seemed to increase with each passing second as opposed to calming down. The woods were the only chance of them getting through the night as it offered them some kind of shelter against the unforgiving rain and wind. Following the other without a complaint, she remained hot on her tracks as they headed in the direction of what she hoped to be the woods. Almost tripping a few times, her hold on the german shepherd was what kept her stable on her feet as she let out a continuous slur of curses. Who had been the clever idiot to send them outside of the wall before a fucking storm. 

She had to make a mental note of beating the idiot whenever they  made it back, if they ever made it back. Stopping in her tracks when she reached out and touched a tree, Devyn let out a small sigh of relief. “We should find somewhere to sleep, or sit. I don’t think venturing too far is going to serve us any good.” Devyn warned, unable to see more than a few feet in front of her. With the wind obscuring their own footsteps, they wouldn’t be able to spot a walker until the last minute. For all they knew, they would be walking right into a trap. Whether that be of walkers or people that were headed for their camp. 

Ruby couldn’t imagine finding anywhere in the forest that was dry enough or safe enough for the woman to feel secure trying to sleep. Watches could be taken, if there was a spot where they could shelter themselves from the wind and the rain. Giving a nod she tried to get as close as possible to the trees. The cover of the forest helping slightly to slow the rain. Now she could wipe away the water that had collected on her face and not immediately be blinded with more. Though it still wasn’t enough visibility to feel safe. The total darkness around them had somehow gotten even darker. Tree trunks obscuring their view every few feet. Watching out for any source of danger coming towards them had become increasingly more difficult. Something Ruby was all too aware of, the hair standing up on the back of her neck.

“Easier said the done.” The words were mumbled under her breath, not meant for Devyn to hear. Devyn would know how difficult the task was that she suggested it. There was no need for Ruby to remind her. Both of them would likely spend the entire night fighting against the walkers and the elements for their lives. “Maybe we can find a fallen tree, something that has some overhead cover.” The gigantic trees in Washington State did come in handy when it came to shelter. If only Ruby knew where they were in relation to which part of town. Then she might have been able to actually lead them somewhere she remembered a fallen tree.

[ruby-sanders]

carmelaa-garciaa:

Carmela had just arrived at Ravenswood, having just gotten off the road from her long journey. She stepped inside the gates and took in her surroundings. “So this is Ravenswood now, huh?”

A new face was easy to spot, not one she’d seen leaving the gates of Ravenswood that day. Placing a hand on her weapon she walked over to meet the brunette, cutting her off before she could walk into town. “Welcome to town. Now would be a good time to hand over any weapons for me to check them.”

[ruby-sanders]

xhellsxangelx:

S i l e n c e.    Whether that was a good thing or bad, there was something vaguely satisfying about it. No one yelling, no arguments and no bullshit either. It had been too long since she’s had a good moment to relax here. If she wasn’t training, she was making sure things were in order. Resting her head on the board of her bed, her eyes closed for a few moments.        “Does no one know how to knock anymore?” she heard someone’s steps, stopping at her door.

 After her first two guesses were incorrect, Ruby had gone to the bar first and then stopped by the gym in her search for Lexa, the blonde changed tactics and walked to her friend’s apartment. Hearing Lexa’s voice was confirmation enough that she was right and her friend had time for a visit. Letting herself into the apartment she gave Lexa a grin, plopping down on the foot of her bed. Since the world had gone to shit Lexa was one of the few people Ruby kept a friendship with, keeping almost all others at arm’s length.

        “Nope. You don’t knock on my door, I don’t knock on your door. I’m visiting, be happy.”

[ruby-sanders]

jacksonalbridge:

“Plenty of ‘em. I couldn’t even count them on my fingers and toes that’s how many. Still, I’ve got more than enough sunshine left for you. Don’t you worry one fucking bit, Rubes.”

“Oh good. I was terrified you’d used it all up already and I’d be stuck with grumpy Jax. It’s my lucky day. So does that mean you’re too popular for a run to the bar with little old me?”