anonymous asked: (xhellxboundx) "Do you ever wonder if this is all you’ll ever amount to?" Of course Shane wasn't really referring to Rick, but himself. Shane was drunk again, "A crazy alcoholic who can't seem to remember screwing over his best friend right?" He supposed this was the reason Negan told him to stay away from Rick, clearly Shane didn't listen well, Moonshine made his memory bad.
This isn’t about him.
Insecurities about what he’ll amount to aren’t typical for Rick. His concerns are always pointed outside of himself, directed at those who he sees a future for, that he worries about the stability of that future for. His children, his people, the family that relies on him -- Rick’s become more than he’s ever wanted. He longs for simplicity.
Even if he’s too stubborn to even allow that of himself. There’s a sympathetic furrow of his brow as he listens to Shane, but after a brief shake of his head, he acknowledges him more seriously.
❝ It ain’t out of your control, Shane. Some things might be, but if y’take your hand off that moonshine for more than a few hours, y’might see things different. Might take a long time, might be somethin’ harder than you’d like, but you bein’ an alcoholic, Shane? Y’need to fix that. Y’need to let the bottle go. ❞
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