Thinking about Shane x fox!reader…skittish, defensive, clever, etc.
Maybe he met her in the woods, but she spotted him long before that. He was patrolling, more accurately, he was irritated by Rick’s sudden return and Lori’s dodging, and stormed off. Murmuring to himself while a curious eye higher in a tree tracks his every move, weary yet interested in the new stranger.
But who can blame her?? She hasn’t seen another human face that lacked decay and wasn’t more interested in the taste of flesh in weeks. Maybe longer, she can’t quite remember anymore. Especially one so big, and carrying a gun to match. A rifle, like the ones her grandpa used to carry. She doesn’t like guns, too loud. Too blunt. Therefore, she’s perfectly content curled around a tree branch where she’s both safe and hidden, eyes blown wide in silent concentration.
Or at least she think she’s silent. And maybe she is to the dead, who are deaf to any noise that couldn’t be heard over all their groaning. But not to Shane, who can hear the clicking of her boot buckles and the faintest breath hitch when the gun rattles within his threateningly large grasp.
After some time of leaning on the same tree—finally aware of the random woman currently eyeing him down from 40 ft above eith both interest and hesitation, Shane calls out to her. Flight or silence is the immediate response, but one way or another, the fox ends up thrown over his shoulder. Now, being thrown over the shoulder of a random man who carries a gun and can’t stop talking wildly to himself isn’t exactly preferable.
Buuuut after some weak kicking and pounding on a muscular back with little fists, acceptance and thin optimism begins to set in.
Just kinda felt like their relationship would be the one that’s kinda like that one awkward uncle you see maybe once a year, and it’s most definitely at thanksgiving. He definitely doesn’t know how old you are, but will kill anyone who makes you cry. Shane sees you smoking and says something stupid like “those things are cancer waiting to happen,” whole both contradicting the current state of the world and everything stupid he did in highschool or college.
You can totally ignore all of this if you want, just wanted to send in an idea!! Love you bunches babe!!💋 (also this wouldn’t send a first time on my end for some reason so if you send this more than once I’m sorry😭)
okay this one totally won me over not gonna lie, working on their moodboard + introduction fic rn im locked in!!<3333
also, anon, if you're not a writer here on tumblr yet you should definetely consider it! your writing is so good!<33
