carl grimes as your boyfriend ⊹ ₊ ݁.
CARL GRIMES X FEM!READER - headcanons
౨ৎ 𝐀/𝐍 — when i tell you i am SO obsessed with this 😭 been watching twd (currently watching s11 </3) and carl is definitely one of my fav characters ever now and i love him very dearly 💝 didnt mention his death at all because hes alive #tome, just saying.. this is also my first time ever writing headcanons, and i feel like its kinda long so i’ll work on that next time. either way, i really hope you guys like this as much as i do! you can definitely expect more twd content coming soon xx
‧ ₊˚ ✧ before his mom died, she was the only one allowed to touch his hair — cut it, fix it, anything. after she passed, he just let it grow. he didn’t trust anyone else to do it, and honestly, he didn’t really care how it looked anymore, considering the circumstances. but then you offered. it took him a while to agree, a lot of quiet hesitation, but eventually he sat down and let you try. now you’re the only one he trusts with it. he doesn’t say it out loud often, but letting you do that means everything to him.
‧ ₊˚ ✧ he’s very protective of you — sometimes a little too much. the second something feels off, he’s already stepping in front of you, blocking you without even thinking. it’s instinct at this point. you argue with him about it a lot, telling him that you can handle yourself, that you’re not weak. but he just shakes his head, stubborn as ever. “i know you can,” he says. “but i’ll not taking chances. not with you.” and deep down, you know it comes from love, even if it scares you sometimes.
‧ ₊˚ ✧ before you guys started dating, he was incredibly shy around you. he wouldn’t really know what to say, always looking away or mumbling, but he kept finding reasons to be near you. over time, you just.. clicked. talking to you became easier, being around you felt natural. you became his favourite person without him even realising when or how it happened. and once you were together, he treated you like you were the most important thing to him in his world — because to him, you were.
‧ ₊˚ ✧ when you and the group first arrived at alexandria, he wouldn’t leave your side. even though he felt out of place too, he was always more worried about you than himself. after everything you both went through out there — fighting to survive, never feeling safe — it was hard to adjust, especially in a place so quiet and so normal. he’d always be around, holding your hand, walking you everywhere, even if it was just across the street. sometimes he’d squeeze your hand a little tighter when he noticed you getting overwhelmed. “hey… it’s okay,” he’d mumble softly. “i’m right here. nothing’s gonna happen to you.”
‧ ₊˚ ✧ when he goes on supply runs, he always finds little things that remind him of you. it could be anything — something small, something random — but if it makes him think of you, he’s taking it, no hesitation. most times, he doesn’t even know if you’ll like it, but that doesn’t stop him. when he gives it to you, he’s a little shy about it, scratching the back of his neck. “uh… found this out there,” he says quietly. “figured you might like it.” and when your face lights up? yeah, he’d go out and find a hundred more just to see that look on your face again.
‧ ₊˚ ✧ he isn’t really the jealous type. he isn’t loud about it, and definitely not toxic. if anything, he’s actually pretty secure in your relationship. mostly because he trusts you more than anyone, but also because he knows you — and he know you love him too much to even look at someone else like that. still, that doesn’t mean he never gets jealous. like when ron gets a little too close, trying to flirt with you through small, casual conversations, carl doesn’t say anything. he doesn’t need to. he just watches more closely, his expression hard to read, before quietly stepping a little closer to you, like it’s the most natural thing in the world.
‧ ₊˚ ✧ one of his favorite things in the world is seeing you with judith. the way you hold her, play with her, gently rock her and sing to her… it completely melts him every time. he could just stand there and watch you with his baby sister for hours without even noticing. sometimes, he catches himself thinking about the future. a real future, with you. a life where this — you and him, together — is something permanent. and for once, that idea doesn’t really scare him.
‧ ₊˚ ✧ he has this tough, slightly sarcastic exterior around most people. but with you? it’s completely different. he’s softer, calmer, and more open. he lets his guard down in a way he doesn’t with anyone else. he looks at you like you’re something fragile, something he wants to protect but also something he trusts. it’s honestly a little surprising to others, seeing this side of him — but to you, it’s just… him.
‧ ₊˚ ✧ he definitely uses pet names once you’re official. at first, a bit awkward since he’s not used to saying them out loud, but he grows into it eventually. “baby”, “sweetheart”, “angel”, or even a nickname that he only uses for you. sometimes he says them casually, sometimes mor softly when it’s just the two of you. and every time he does, there’s this quiet warmth in his voice that makes it feel real.
‧ ₊˚ ✧ when he lost his eye, he was terrified of what you’d think, to say the least. he wasn’t afraid of the pain — but of you seeing him differently. of you loving him less. he locked himself in his room, shutting everyone out, especially you. and it hurt you more than anything, hearing him in there and not being able to help. you’d often sit outside of his door, crying, begging him to just let you in. when he finally did, he couldn’t even look at you at first. but you didn’t hesitate. you stayed, you held him, and you told him over and over that nothing had changed. “you’re still you,” you whispered. “and i love you. all of you.” that was the moment he slowly started to believe it, despite his insecurities.
‧ ₊˚ ✧ the first time he says “i love you” isn’t planned, it just… slips out. it’s in a quiet moment, probably after something intense, when everything finally calms down. you’re both sitting close, not really saying much. he’s not even looking at you when he says it. it’s soft, almost like he didn’t mean to say it out loud. “i love you” there’s a small pause after, like he just realised what he said. he goes a little quiet, maybe a bit tense, like he’s not sure how you’ll react. but when you say it back, or even just smile at him, he relaxes. he doesn’t make a big deal out of it after that — but from now on, the words come easier.













