Bro I'm sorry but am I the only one who'd be terrified of Judith Grimes, dawg I'm scared, like bro she is only HOW OLD and not afraid to shoot someone like 😱😮😮😰😰
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Remus or Carl walk in on her reading with a blank face, she hides her book once they come in, they take it and it leads to a smut. I'm just stuck in which one to write about...
hi, could you write a fluff fic about carl x deaf!reader ? i think it would be cute if she could teach him sign and he could learn through books enough to tell her his feelings. maybe she was at alexandria when he got there and kinda kept to herself because no one could communicate with her but he was determined to.
i love carl and twd but i rarely see any deaf/hoh fics as a deaf person. thank you and have a good day ❤️
Here ya go lovey! I hope you like it!
I tried to make sure that the information on cochlear implants(since they're mentioned) is correct, I hope I got it right..
Sign
Isolation and Silence were your friends. Hiding was a friend, a cowardly friend, but one non the less. You were born deaf, when you were five your loving parents got you a cochlear implant. You could hear for the first time ever, at the young age of 5. The cochlear implant never left your head unless it was charging, using a USB cord.
But all of the safety the implant brought you was put on hold as the world ended. There was no way for you to charge your implant, so fear set in. Your parents changed as well once the world ended, your father became more strict and less loving. Your mother became more quiet and reserved. You felt more alone then ever once your implant died.
Anger went through your veins as you heard the beeping that meant that the implant has died. The last thing you heard was that cursed beeping. Sadness creeped in after that once the world went silent. You were so used to sound after 6 years of it, being only 11 at the time of the apocalypse. The next year your mom took the easy way out, your father became angry. He never tried to communicate with you, even though you both knew sign language. You were a bit rusty but was remembering it slowly. Two years later, your father allowed himself to be eaten by walkers. At the age of 14, you were alone, alone in a world were sound was critical to survive. A world where you had to look over your shoulder and starve and stay awake for days on end to make sure you were safe.
That was until Aaron found you one day, you were asleep in the back of your family car and allowed yourself to sleep. Aaron gently spoke to you trying to wake you up, but you didn't stir. He reached out with some hesitation and placed his hand on your shoulder, at the mere touch of his hand you sprang up with horror on your face. You tried to speak, to show you were a normal surviver, but the words came out in slurs, you couldn't hear yourself speak. The welcoming vibrations in your ears as you spoke was gone, there was nothing.
Aaron looked shocked and was trying to talk to you, you read his thin lips and he seemed to say, are you drunk?. You grew confused by the question and started to sign on instinct, his eyes widened. He didn't know sign language, he's never interacted with someone who was deaf before in his life. He got a bit closer to you so you can read his lips,
Are you alone?
You nod your head after a moment, he seems to frown and speaks to you again
Would you like to go somewhere safe?
You nod again, anywhere but the outside was safe. Aaron smiles slightly at your nod and he holds his hand out to you, you slowly take it with some hesitation and he gently tugs you out of the car. He looks around as you gather your things. A blanket you've had since you were a baby, and some books you've held onto. Books about ASL, or American Sign Language, everything fit in your bag. You were out of food or water so you didn't have much, Aaron leads you away from your home and you both walks in silence. One more willing than the other, and after a days walk you get to Alexandria.
You look up to see a large guarded area with people stationed on both sides of the large gate, each holding a good sized gun and staring down at her. Aaron must of said something making the gate open. He ushers her in and leads her to Denise, the leader of the close knit group, and she looks at you and begins to speak. Aaron seems to of cut her off, and tells her of your condition. Denise looks a bit saddened by the news, no one here knows sign language so communication will be very difficult.
"We'll station her up in an empty house for now"
"Why? She can stay with me for now"
"No one knows sign language Aaron, talking with her will be difficult."
"She reads lips, that's how I got her here"
"She is to go to an empty house for now." Denise had the final word, as usual, and Aaron is forced to comply. He brings you to an empty house and goes in front of you so you can read his lips
This is your home for now, I have to go back out
You nod as he tells her everything, finding it of no use to sign to him. He walks away after a moment leaving you alone. You let out a sign as you're isolated once again.
As the days go by, your actions don't change, Aaron never comes back to see you as he's to busy with his job so you stay alone. You go outside and sit by the lake, you're favorite area, with your feet in the water. You close your eyes as you can feel the vibrations of other walking nearby and the gently moving of the water that's around your feet. This is your daily routine, some kids try to come up to you and speak but you never reply, obviously, so they give up after a moment and walks off to never try again. Ron tried it, Enid tried, as well as every single teen in the small sanctuary. They all try to be friends with you but since you don't reply and seem to ignore them, they all think you're rude.
That was until Carl Grimes and his group enter the area. Aaron brings them back and he sees you by the lake, so he addresses the group.
"That kid over there" he points to you
"I haven't got their name but they're deaf, not rude." He knows of the kids finding you rude or entitled so he makes sure everyone knows of your condition. Carl's gaze lingers on you as your open your eyes and looks at the water. You can feel someone's gaze on you and look around seeing Carl looking at you. His face is blank but his eyes are narrowed slightly, as if he's trying to figure you out. His eyes go to their normal size as you make eye contact. Rick makes Carl follow the group, leaving you to your own devises once more.
As the days went on and Carl got to knows some of the teens, each said the same thing about you, that you're rude and entitled and speak to no one. Carl tries to tell them that you're deaf, but non believe him. So he decides, for some reason, to go up to you. You're at your usual place, with your eyes closed and bare feet in the water. You looked so peaceful that Carl feels a bit bad when he sits next to you and gently pokes your arm making you jump. His face stays blank as you look at him quickly, no one has touched her or gotten her attention in any way besides speaking so this was new. He starts to speak slowly, so you can read his lips
Hi, I'm Carl
You have a bit and sign your name, the letters being almost drawn in the air seem to amaze him slightly. He's never seen someone sign before. The use of your hands catch his attention as he watches the language.
Can you teach me?
He asks you, you nod after a moment of shock and adjust yourself to face him more. You sign a simple hello, the simple wave of your hand, he copies. You mouth the word "hello" he copies you and does the sign again. You begin to sign the alphabet, your hands amazing him as you sign the 26 letters effortlessly. He copies you slowly as you do it again, you mouth the letter that corresponds with the hand movement. You sign his name slowly,
C
A
R
L
He watches you and copies you again.
You both didn't realize that you gained some attention, Rick and Michonne watch you two.
"He's never done this.." Rick whispers softly. He had to deal with a teen angsty Carl for the last few years so seeing him willingly socialize with someone was shocking.
You sign your name slowly and he whispers the letters to himself softly then repeats your name to himself once he understands it. He says it again a bit louder making you smile, seeing him say your name was nice. No one has said your name in about a year, so it was refreshing to see. You continue teaching him sign language, finally gaining a friend after so long.
Remus Lupin was known as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, with some admires from 7th year females, due to his gentlemanly habits and soft looks that seems to stay permanently in his eyes. But of course, he was taken, by you. A sibling of James Potter, best friend of Sirius Black, and teachers aid that travels between classes. You and Remus have been married for a few years now, having been together since their 5th year all that time ago.
At the moment, Remus is teaching a class with you sat all nice on his desk, with your nose in a book. You had some admirers as well, some male and female students that had a small school crush on you. Only because of how parental you could be and how much you related to them in some ways. As the older man teaches, his eyes keep flickering over to you, your legs crossed and thighs looking so nice in your pants. Your teaching Cape short and a nice violet color, a color that looked amazing on you.
Two nights prior was the full moon, so the love-sick werewolf was still on the tired side, luckily the full moons aren't to bad with you nearby. His wolf side loves you and luckily, you are an animagus, a cat to be frank. The fur matches your hair, with the same eyes your human form holds. You also stayed in his classroom before and after the full moon for a week straight, of course the other teachers know, and know of your relationship so no one minds. Except for Snape, but... He's Snape.. so... Anything that has to do with Remus he hates. Moving on!
As the class ends, Remus was done for the day. It was about 2 hours before dinner so this class was his final one for the day. He waits patiently with his usual soft smile, hiding his pain, and watches as his final batch of students leave. You raise your head from your book, your quill between your pointer finger and thumb from underlining important sentences in your book as the children file out of the room quickly. You give them all a smile at they leave and get off of Remus' desk, ready to help him relax.
The tired man turns to you and his smile falters slightly showing how hard he's fighting to stay standing with his perfect posture.
"Come here my love" Remus does as told and goes to you, his hands finding solitude on your hips.
"Let's go to your room, so you can relax a bit before dinner."
"I have to grade papers Dove"
"You can do that tomorrow, it is Friday after all" you speak softly to your love as he nods. You lead him up the creeky stairs up to your shared room. You both move through his office and into a door to the side, your bedroom. A moving photo of Sirius and James sat beside the bed. The room held earthy tones that you both loved, it was slightly messy with the bed undone and some book piles laid through the room. You help Remus get more comfortable, helping him take his shoes off and his belt off. His eyes watch your hands, knowing of the innocent handling you're currently doing to him.
You do the same, getting more comfortable before laying on the bed, him following you. Remus lays his head in his chest but can't seem to get comfortable for a long period of time. He slowly moves down, resting his head on your stomach, with your breathing his head moves up and down. So definitely not.
His head reaches your thighs and he goes between your legs laying on his back with your thighs on either side of the head. He lets out a small sigh, a sigh that sounded similar to a dog after a long day of naps.
"Comfy?"
"Very comfy my dove" you reach down and begin to gently play with his hair.
Could you write something about Carl going out on a run and finding a teddy bear he brings back to you as a gift?
Teddy
Carl Grimes, son of Rick Grimes and lover of you, was out on a run with his father. The father and son duo walk in a comfortable silence, their guns drawn and ready to aim at anything that could cause harm. They were in a new town about an hour away from Alexandria so the two were more cautious than usual.
"Is there a list?" Carl asks his father gently
"Just anything we can find, I guess" Rick shrugs slightly as his eyes dart around tentatively. They go into what looked like a grocery store, the town was small so the store looked more like a convenience store then anything. The windows were boarded up and the door was hanging off of the hinges. Rick goes in first while Carl watches outside, the father gives his son the clear and Carl rushs inside.
"Time to look around" Carl mumbles to himself. He knew you have been having a bad time lately and have been in a funk. Carl was hoping to find something to make you smile, Rick knew of this and focused more on gathering supplies while his son found something did you. The two split up in the small store and quickly scan around the building, they find some cans and a gallon of water before moving back outside. They can feel the wind against their skin as they go to the next building, it looked like it was in ruins so onto the next they went. It was a small home. Maybe 2 bedroom, one bath and it was one floor. They went inside quietly and checked each room to make sure no walkers or people were in it before beginning their search of the home. Rick handles the living room, kitchen, and dining room while Carl looks through the bedrooms and bathroom plus any closets. He starts with the closets finding a fluffy blanket for you, it was still nice and folded up. The blanket itself was black and looked to be a good size to cuddle in. He goes into the bathroom next and finds some pain meds as well as old mouthwash
"Ew" he whispers and puts that away before ending his search of the bathroom. He goes into the first bedroom, it was the parents room, their room was a mess,
"And I thought I was messy" he whispers again and looks around finding nothing but a pretty necklace, as he looks closer at it he can see that some of the metal is broken
"Hm" he puts it into his pocket for now then goes it into the final bedroom. The children's room. Inside was a large but broken bunk bed, the different sheets on the bed showing it was a boy and a girl. He goes through the closet first finding nothing but a bunch of old toys. He spots in the rubble of the bed was some fluff. He goes over and moves a piece of wood seeing a dusty teddy bear. Carl always called you his teddy bear from how you cling to him at night so he thought this was perfect.
"Just some cleaning and this will be perfect" he thinks to himself and finishes up in the room before going back out. He sees Rick finishing up as well.
"Find anything interesting?" Rick asks his son
"A blanket and a teddy bear as well as some pain meds. You?" Rick nods knowing who the blanket and teddy bear were for and speaks,
"I found a few bottles of water, some batteries and bandages. This place is clean"
"Should we continue into the next houses?"
"No, it's gonna get dark soon. We should head back" Carl nods at his father and they begin their trek back to Alexandria. They get back to the large gates as nightfall hits, they're let inside and separate after Carl hands Rick the items he found beside the blanket and teddy bear. He goes to the lake and quickly washed the teddy bear and shakes it quickly to try and dry it off. He starts to shake it aggressively to quicken up the drying process. The bear is about 90% dry by the time his arms get tired from aggressively flailing the bear around. He stands and goes to his house where he knows you're waiting, you can't sleep without him so he rushed home knowing you like to sleep early.
Carl through the house and up to his room where he sees you, dressed in one of his flannels and curled around his pillow with your eyes closed. He knew you weren't asleep, a small smile forms on his thin lips. He slowly walks over to you and sets the blanket and teddy bear down. He unfolds the blanket and lays it over you, your eyes open from the sudden feeling.
"Carl?" You whisper softly as your eyes adjust in the dark
"It's me Bear" he comes more into view and smiles making you smile slightly. He grabs the teddy bear and show you it
"Look at what I found for you, a Teddy bear for my Teddybear." He wiggles it a bit and puts it close to you. You smile brightly at the sight
"Thank you" you were never able to save your childhood bear so this meant a lot to you.
"Your welcome bear now let me into the cuddle zone" he says playfully and you open the blanket for him to snuggle into. He takes off his shoes and pants then takes off his flannel and shirt, so he's only wearing his boxer shorts. He gets all cozy under the blanket and hugs you close to his chest and holds the teddy up. He makes the teddy dance a bit to make you smile. He smiles at the lovely sight of the corners of your lips turn up in a sleepy smile. He can see you yawn so he hugs you and the teddy closer as you fall asleep in his arms.
"Carl?" Rick slowly opens the door and is greeted by the sight of his sleeping son. His arms over his eyes and snoring filled the room. Rick goes over slowly and he fly wakes up his son, Carl looks up at him now a bit grumpy,
"Ready to meet Aphrodite?" Carl perks up at the questions and gets up immediately
"Finally!" He runs out of his room and down the steps. He's greeted by Michonne who wears a soft smile. Rick catches up to Carl
"Good luck Carl" Carl nods a thanks to his mother figure and the father and son duo leave the house. As the duo walk to the Rhee residents a memory flashes through Carl's mind, he was a kid when it happened:
"Hey Dad?"
"Yes Carl?"
"What's a soulmate?"
"Well a soulmate is like a bestfriend but more. It's the one person in the world that knows you better then anyone else. It's someone who makes you a better person. Actually, they don't make you a better person, you do that yourself, because they inspire you. A soulmate is someone who you carry with you forever. It's the one person who knew you, and accepted you and believed in you before anyone else did. Or when no one else would, and no matter what happens, you'll always love them. Nothing can ever change that."
The memory causes a small smile to appear on Carl's face, it's barely there but noticeable. They walk in a normal pace, that seems WAY to slow for Carl at the moment, and they make it to the Rhee household in 5 minutes. The first thing they see is the beautiful girl sitting in a rocking chair reading. A familiar flannel catching Carl's eye,
"Is that..."
"Aphrodite!" Rick calls out to her but she doesn't move. Maggie comes outside and kneels next to the young girl, she then smiles a bit seeing the girl asleep. Maggie stands and looks at the confused father and son pair,
"She's asleep, girl loves her naps" Carl goes over and Rick follows. He kneels in front of his soulmate and looks at her face, he can see that her eye is missing, much like his, and how beautiful she is.
"Let's get her inside" Maggie whispers and the two nod, Carl moves the book and hands it to Maggie. He then adjusts himself and picks up the young girl bridal style, Dite nuzzles her head into his shoulder. The small group goes inside and is greeted by Glenn. He smiles seeing his niece asleep but his smile drops seeing Carl carrying her in,
"Watch your hands." Carl smirks then puts Dite down on the couch as Maggie puts down some pillows and a blanket over the young girl. Carl kneels beside her and watches her sleep, not so creepily, and he decides if he should wake her or not. The young man gently reaches out and lifts up her left wrist, where the soul mark lays, and sees a matching mark to his. His heart gets giddy as his eye locks on the mark, he gently rubs her mark with his thumb which causes her to stir from the amazing feeling she got. Her eye slowly opens and matches with Carl's, her eye widens and she sits up quickly
"You..."
"Hi" Carl smiles big, his child like smile showing once more at the sight of his soulmate looking him over. Dite gently reaches out and cups his cheek in her hand making him lean into her palm, the adults watching from afar. Both of the teens forget that they're there, the attention on each other,
Aphrodite wakes up to a yummy smell filling the house. She turns her head towards the door and her face contorts into a confused expression as she slowly remembers the following day. She smiles at the thought and sits up with a small wince. She looks around, now that the sun is flooding her room with light, she can see everyone better. Her eye scans the room, it was very cozy. She sees her bag is now next to the door, Glenn or Maggie must of brought it up earlier. She gets out of bed and picks up her bag. She puts it on her bed and takes out the dresses that resided in the bag. She lays them out and looks at them to decide which to put on. She takes off the flannel, deciding to wear it as well, and puts it with the dresses. The light blue of the flannel shirt goes with the white sundress she has. She decides to change into that.
She hangs up the other 3 dresses she stuffed into her bag before putting the flannel back on. She takes out the bow in her hair and untangles her hair with her fingers before putting her hair up into a ponytail with the bow and fixes her bangs to try and hide her missing eye. She leaves her room finally but first grabs her favorite book to read in the living room or while sitting outside, and goes downstairs. She's greeted by Glenn and Maggie hugging in the kitchen with pancakes behind them. She enters the kitchen and watches him with a smile hoping she and Carl can be like that one day.
Glenn sees her and he straightens up
"Oh my" that gets Maggie's attention, she picks her head up and turns to see Aphrodite. She pulls away from Glenn and goes to Dite
"You look so pretty! Carl will faint!"
"Let's hope not"
"You look beautiful bear" Glenn smiles at his niece who smiles back,
"Thank you two" Maggie turns and grabs a plate with 3 pancakes on it,
"Here ya go sweetie" Glenn grabs two other plates with the same amount of food and they go to the dining table to eat as a family. They eat in a comfortable silence until Maggie breaks it once everyone is done,
"Are you ready for today?"
"Not really... What if he doesn't even come?"
"Sweetie, you heard what Rick said last night. That boy has been waiting since birth to meet you" Maggie smiles at her
"He'd be dumb to not come and see you, I'm amazed he hasn't forced Rick to come sooner" Glenn chirps in.
"No Carl, I told them 12."
"But now is so much better"
"How so?"
"I get to meet her now!"
"Carl. It's 7 am."
"So?"
".... Go to your room... Please"
"Dad! I just want to meet my soulmate!"
"I get that Carl, but going 5 hours to early is one thing."
"....but I want to meet her now.."
"I get that, but you have to wait, what if she's getting all pretty for you?"
"She'd look pretty in bed head"
"... You don't know that"
"I do"
"How do you know that?"
"If she looks like my dream then she will"
"Carl..."
"Yes?"
"Please go away..." Carl let's out a loud groan and walks away from his father, who he woke up, to go to Glenn's early. He's been up since the sun rose and already showered and ready to go. Michonne let's out a small laugh from beside Rick and snuggles up to go back to sleep. Rick tries to do the same but can't due to Carl's loud stomping
"When I mentioned to her that she could bring back the old Carl, I didn't mean 5 year old Carl" Michonne let's out another small laugh and shushes him.
"Very true" Maggie pitches in. The small family laughs softly. Once they all finish their food, Aphrodite gathers the plates and bring them into the kitchen to be cleaned. Glenn waves her away
"I'll clean, you go relax. I can feel your nerves from here." The younger nods, she grabs her book from the counter and goes outside. She sits on the rocking chair on the deck. She opens her book and starts from the beginning, she brings her legs up and tuck them under her.
"CARL! You can't just leave and show up!" Rick scolds his son
"Why not?"
"...it is now 8 am. 4 more hours" Carl groans and goes to his room. He opens a comic book and tries to focus on it but can't. His mind keeps drifting to the unknown beauty residing in a house only a few away from his own. His groans and tries to sleep. He throws the comic next to him and covers his eyes with his arms. The lack of sleep got to him, after barely sleeping through the night.
Maggie Rhee moves her head a bit and sees Aphrodite with a small blush on her face with the majority of her face stuffed into the soft fabric of the flannel,
"You should eat sweetie" Aphrodite perks up from the mention of food and she slowly brings her head up and turns it to Maggie, making the adults in the room laugh softly,
"Food?" Maggie nods with a smile and points to the bowl of pasta that was slowly growing cold. Dite reaches and winces a bit, she grabs the bowl and curls up with it and pauses
"Have you guys eaten?"
"Glenn has, I was feeding him, I haven't yet and I have no clue about Rick" Dite looks at Rick and holds out her bowl to her future father-in-law. Rick holds up his hand
"I'll eat when I get back to my house" Dite nods and pulls the bowl into her chest and starts to eat, she takes a bite and smiles a bit enjoying the familiar taste of pasta. She eats happily whole the adults talk and finishes quickly. She stands, letting Glenn shake out his arm that fell asleep a while ago, and goes into the kitchen after picking up Glenn's empty bowl as well. She waddles into the kitchen due to the sore feeling in her southern regions, making the group smile at her, and she washes the used dishes. She lets them dry next to the sink and goes back to the group. She sits beside Glenn and goes back to the cuddle sesh and begins to think, her thoughts are filled with Carl. What does he look like, what does he like, what does he do in his free time. She decides to ask when the group stops talking. The second there's a silence Aphrodite ends it,
"What is he like?" Rick looks at her and smiles,
"Carl is brave, strong, intelligent. He loves comic books" he pauses to think and notices that Dite looks confused,
"What are comic books?"
"Oh he'll teach you, don't worry" Rick continues
"Carl is... He is a leader, he loves strongly and cares to much for his own good." Dite nods and smiles at the thought of being loved,
"I can tell he will love you. You two are similar yet different. But he used to talk my ear off about what you would be like and what you would look like. He once told me he had a dream about you" Dite looks surprised, she's dreamed of him as well,
"He described to me what you looked like. He said she would have black hair and the prettiest grey blue eyes. He described you Aphrodite, Carl described you in perfect detail. Of course he was 12 at the time but he loved you from the second he knew that he had a soulmate." Dite starts to stroke her mark, sending Carl pleasure filled shivers. She keeps doing it as Rick continues,
"He would come running to me every time you would do that, he always looked so excited about it. I still see him smile then rub his mark Everytime you do it. If you don't do it for a while he gets antsy and angry. Then when you do he calms down immediately. We call you his soft spot" Dite looks down at her mark,
"Also" hearing Rick's voice suddenly become serious making her head go back up.
"He lost an eye similar to you." Aphrodite nods
"That's fine, at least I won't get judged by him now, also" she pauses,
"Can you tell him about me soon?"
"I'll tell him when I get back" Rick promises the girl which she nods at.
"Speaking of, I should get back now. It's almost dark" the trio look outside to see the sun setting. Aphrodite moves her head to try and see the sunset, it was her favorite to watch. Rick stands with a small groan and straightens up,
"I'll come back tomorrow around noon, Carl may be with me, he may not be. But until then, rest up" Rick nods at everyone and leaves closing the door behind him.
Aphrodite Hart was brought up to her new bedroom, it was right next to Glenn and Maggie's, and was so homey. All the furniture was white, Glenn helps her sit and she flops back to be laying on the bed. She hasn't been on a bed in so long, since she mostly sleeping in trees. Maggie and Glenn laugh softly at the sight,
"We're off to bed, we'll see you in the morning Bear. If you need anything please let us know" Dite nods at the two and sits up watching the couple leave. She sighs happily and looks at her bed seeing her teddy bear. It was cleaner then before, she reached out and picked it up. She hugs it for a moment before slipping under the covers deciding to grab her bag and change tomorrow. She slips under the covers and curls up, even though she slept for a while she's still tired. She grips her teddy tightly and falls asleep slowly with the thoughts of Carl, she imagines him as taller then her with chocolate brown hair and beautiful blue eyes.
Carl Grimes laid in his bed wide awake, it was always hard for him to fall asleep, he sighed heavily and moves his head to look out the window. The stars began to show with the moon raised high into the sky. He thought back to his conversation with his father earlier. Michonne called him down for dinner, simple pasta, and the two were sat at the table eating silently. Carl had his sheriff's hat off and it was safe in his room, the silence comes to an end once the main door opens. It was Rick he greets everyone and ruffles Carl's hair slightly. He gets himself a bowl and smiles into the bowl earning confused looks from the two.
"What is that look for? Did you fall in love with the pasta?" Rick laughs softly
"Nope, just a thought"
"What was the thought?" Michonne asks her lover,
"Carl I have something to tell you" Rick sits at the front of the table to look at his family. Carl looks at him with his single eye a bit confused,
"We found her"
"Her?" Michonne looks at Carl happily and stays quiet as the boy questions his father. Rick points to Carl's wrist making his eye widen.
"Her?"
"Her name is Aphrodite Hart. She is Glenn's niece and exactly how you described her when you were 12, that's also where your flannel went" Carl starts to smile a lot, a smile Rick hasn't seen in a while and one Michonne has never seen.
"How did you find her?"
"I was on my run with Daryl, I heard humming then it all stopped. I went to find the noise and found her passed out against a tree and injured. What happened to her, she'll tell you on her own time, but just be careful with her." Carl nods
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I wanted her to have some time with Glenn first and to get situated in her new home." Carl nods and leans back in his seat with a smile
"When can I meet her?"
"I'm going over there again tomorrow, then if you'd like. I already warned them that you may be with me" Carl stands quickly, his half finished food forgotten. He begins to ramble,
"When are we leaving? I have to shower. What about my eye?" He continues to ramble until Rick stops him,
"We're leaving around noon. She won't care about your eye, and you will see once we get there. Just relax tonight and tomorrow you can freak out" Carl nods and slowly sits back down as silence overcomes everyone once more.
Carl Grimes, son of Lori and Rick Grimes, future soulmate of Aphrodite Hart, and friend of many was at a friend's house. They were playing video games, as usual, when he kept feeling his soul mark in different ways. First it hurt as a bruise quickly developed on his skin, then pleasure as his soulmate stroked their mark and he did it back. Then nothing, but the bruise remained. He stayed for a bit longer then went home after a few hours later. He saw his father wasn't home and that he was missing a flannel. Odd...
Carl shrugs and plops in his bed to read some comics, Michonne found him some new ones that he was excited to read. He pauses hearing the front door open, he goes down stairs, comic in hand, and sees Michonne. He greets her,
"Hi"
"Hello Carl" she smiles softly at the boy she calls her son and he asks her
"Have you seen one of my flannels? It's missing"
"No I haven't, this is the first time I've been back all day" Carl nods as a thanks and goes back upstairs.
Rick watches as Maggie and Glenn help Aphrodite to their house, the girls bag on Glenn's shoulder. Rick decides to head to his own, he's greeted by Michonne at the door. The share a small kiss,
"Guess who we found while on a run?"
"Who?"
"Carl's soulmate"
"Really?"
"Yup"
"Is she here?"
"She's with Glenn and Maggie, her name is Aphrodite and she's Glenn's niece" Michonne looks shocked
"Really?"
"Yup, also she got attacked by another human" he pauses and gives her a look which made her face drop
"So we told her that she can meet Carl when she's back to full health" Michonne nods.
"Carl was asking about his flannel"
"Oh yeah, I grabbed it for Aphrodite. What she was wearing was ruined so we gave her one of Maggie's sports bra, a shirt of Glenn's, and his flannel." Michonne nods again.
Aphrodite was helped into the bathroom by Glenn and Maggie. They were going to try and wash her hair since it felt heavy with blood and it was matted. She sat her down on the floor and laid her head on the side of the tub. Glenn undid the braid and took the bow out. He gave it to Dite to play with again, as he and Maggie worked on her hair. They unmated it and washed it the best that they can, the young girl has to wait a few days before taking an actual shower so this was the best that could be done for now. After an hour her hair was fully cleaned and brushed. They sat her up slowly and Maggie redid her hair to a braid. Her hair, now fluffy and curly, created a fluffy braid that Glenn put the bow back in at the top of the braid and the two adults help the teen up. They go to the living room and Maggie speaks to Glenn
"I'm gonna make us something, any requests?" Glenn shakes his head and Maggie looks at Dite, who does the same as her uncle. Maggie smiles at the two before going into the kitchen.
Glenn sits next to Dite, his arm around her. Dite leans on him as she grows tired again, this is the first time she's felt safe in a long time. Every since the day she had to shoot her parents. Dite curls up the best she can and snuggles against her uncle. Glenn grabs a nearby blanket and puts it over his niece. He holds her close as she slowly falls asleep. Glenn stays awake until Maggie reenters the room.
Maggie comes back after an hour with 2 bowls in her hand, she made some pasta since it was simple and in case Dite was picky she knew she would eat it. Maggie puts the bowls down then goes back for the 3rd bowl and sits on the other side of Dite. She notices the two's position and looks at Dite, noticing she was asleep. She looks at Glenn almost melting at how relaxed the two look and Glenn smiles at his wife. He opens his arms inviting her into the snuggle session. Maggie goes onto the other side of Glenn and leans against his arm happily. She helps Glenn eat while his two girls hold his arms hostage.
Rick decides to go to the Rhee house after a while to check on Aphrodite, he knows the young girl will bring his old son back. The less stoic and more carefree kind, he knocks gently on the door and hears a soft,
"Come in" before opening the door. He enters and closes the door behind him before looking towards the little family on the couch. He sees Dite sleeping on Glenn and Maggie feeding Glenn with a motherly smile on her face. He goes over and notices that Dite's hair looks more clean.
"Hey guys, how is she?" Rick sits on a separate chair facing the family
"We washed her hair" Maggie tells him but is cut off by Glenn
"She was raised to always look perfect. After what happened to her I thought it would help her feel better to have one thing look perfect" The two listening nod at him and take note. Rick sees the girls bag on the floor by the door,
"We found some dresses in her bag, maybe that would help as well and maybe knowing she's wearing Carl's flannel." The couple nods and both look at Dite. The girl was awake, she woke up while Rick was speaking and is staring at Rick.
"This is his?" She picks up a bit of the flannel and smiles softly at it. Her smile only grows when Rick nods. Aphrodite curls up in it and stuffs her face into the soft fabric making Rick smile at the young girl.
"When should they meet?" Maggie asks Rick
"I was thinking of telling Carl about her first, he was asking about his precious flannel apparently, and I'll see his reaction first then we'll go from there." The small family nods at the words.
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