💋 - belinda and oscar (hi it me from @pcrfectillusicn )
The small horde had been unexpected and Oscar nearly died trying to avoid separating. He was forced to abandon his mission to keep them together and shouted out a rendezvous point. He could only hope she'd heard him - the undead closing in and forcing him away before he could make sure. Oscar wasted no time luring as many of the undead away from her as possible as he headed off in the opposite direction of their meeting spot. Once he was sure the horde was far enough away he made a break and headed off to find Belinda.
While he and Belinda may not have seen eye to eye on a lot of things, but that hadn't meant he hated her. It was quite the opposite in fact. Well not at first, but the longer they traveled and survived together, the more he'd grown to enjoy her company. And it wasn't until he longer had her by his side that he realized just how much he had needed her presence.
The trek to the abandoned gas station felt like forever. His mind continually wandered over whether or not she would make it back. Oscar hadn't been this distracted since before the outbreak. Then after it hadn't been this occupied since losing Emily - and god only knew where she'd ended up, the siblings sans contact for months now. He made it to the building and did a sweep before heading inside.
He couldn't be alone. Not now. Not yet. She would make it back. She had to. Panic began to settle in his veins the longer time ticked on without any sign of Belinda. He routinely checked the windows. Looked out the back, securing over and over the exits. He paced just outside the front door. Still no sign of her anywhere.
The sun had begun to set when he caught a glimpse of movement in the nearby woods. His breathing stilled. His heart pounded in his ears and the world around him seemed to freeze. His gaze remained tunnel focused between the tress where he'd spotted it. Could it be?
A second flash of movement and he was out the front door of the station. "Bell?" he called out just loud enough for them to hear, his steps slowing to a stop at the treeline. His hand rested at his knife, at the ready should he be wrong about what he was seeing. As soon as she appeared from within the woods, relief washed through him. He wasted no time in closing the gap between them, pulling her in for a grateful hug now that she was safe and back with him.
He quickly looked her over, searching for any scratch or bite that might take her away once more, his hands coming to rest at the sides of her face. Before he could stop himself he pressed a hungry kiss to her lips, uncaring as to how he would explain his actions.