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[nicoretta77]

J. R. R. Tolkien had a happy and devoted 55 year marriage with his wife Edith. They wed on March 22, 1916, and remained together until Edith’s passing on November 29, 1971.

He attributed this healthy long lasting relationship to his three rules for love that he shared with his son in a private letter.

Rule 1: Your real “soulmate” is whoever you decided to be with.

Rule 2: Allow eachother to change.

Rule 3: Keep your relationship issues private.

[tastefulnood42]

Richonne Fanfiction Rec #1:LaMorenaReina

Before I begin, a quick PSA: There will be minor spoilers, major feelings, and language that is absolutely NSFW. Proceed accordingly.

I chose @lamorenareina to kick off this rec series because her stories were the first Richonne fics I devoured back in the of fall 2025 after my summer rewatch binge of TWD and TOWL. The timing was divine. The very moment I decided to prowl the internet to feed my Richonne withdrawal (let’s keep it real—addiction), she had just updated several works on AO3.

As I waded through AO3’s chaotic “Rick Grimes x Michonne” tag (seriously, what is that filter even doing), one author name jumped out at me:

La. Morena. Reina.

A Spanish username meaning “Black Queen”? Oh, I knew I was in the right damn place. I was expecting Richonne love and Michonne love and she delivered both in abundance.

This author spoiled me rotten and set a bar so high that every fic I read afterward had to limbo under it. Her writing is just that damn good.

I’m the kind of psycho who must read an author’s works chronologically—I know. Is it Autism? OCD? Both? Who knows. Who cares. It’s my process.

So I started with her earliest Richonne offerings:

“This New Thing” A smutty one‑shot. Delicious. But I was craving something longer, something I could sink my teeth into.

“Untitled x Rockets” Another short, spicy morsel that absolutely lived up to its name. Let’s just say I may or may not have instigated an incident with my husband after reading it several times. Anyway…

Both pieces were scrumptious amuse‑bouches, but I was still feeling a main course not an entrée.

“And If I Cry Again”, the fic that ruined me.

Where do I even start.

This story is three chapters of lush, poetic, emotionally surgical, profoundly intimate writing that had me in tears. Actual tears. The ugly kind.

It’s a slow, aching meditation on grief, love, and the quiet, devastating ways Rick and Michonne hold each other together after Carl’s death.

As I read and re‑read, I could feel how much this author loves these characters. The prose lingers on gestures, textures, breath, silence—it’s not plot‑driven; it’s emotion‑driven.

And it’s

SO.

DAMN.

GOOD.

Read it. Immediately. NOW!

This woman wrecked me. I mean WRECKED. It took divine intervention to pull me out of the Richonne stupor she put me in. And then she had the audacity—the unmitigated gall—to destroy me again with the next one.

Let me gather myself.

“Because I’m Okay Too”, la hermana (sister) story.

I consider BIOT the sister to IICA. Same author, same emotional intelligence, same devotion to Rick and Michonne, but doing different narrative work.

IICA is a lyrical, intimate novel about two people learning to breathe again after losing their son. BIOT is a rich, expanded, emotionally intelligent retelling of TWD canon; filling in gaps, deepening motivations, and tracing the slow, inevitable gravitational pull between Rick and Michonne.

And yes, it’s unfinished.

And yes, I screamed.

And yes, I am still screaming.

FUCK!

“A Rare Sameness”, the prestige blockbuster.

Shiiiiit.

If IICA and BIOT are emotional ballads, “A Rare Sameness” is the prestige summer blockbuster akin to Michael “My Movies Go Boom” Bey; however, much more elevated, atmospheric, gritty, and character‑driven. Plus, Richonne.

This fic introduces Rick and Michonne at the Atlanta camp, giving us a deeper, more emotionally loaded foundation for their compatibility than the show ever did. It’s cinematic, immersive, sensory‑rich (which I ate up like a plate of mofongo) and it was the spark that ignited my obsession with all things pre‑season 3 Richonne re-imaginings.

Like BIOT, it’s an ensemble piece. But ARS goes further—it gives Rick and Michonne a depth and dimensionality that makes even the best written episodes of the show (and certainly the comics) feel… well… mediocre.

Apart from TOWL Episode 4, of course. Looks sheepishly at Queen Danai.

“A Cowboy, Sheriff, and Lawyer Walk Into A Bar”, the canon divergent wild card.

This one is quite the departure; adult in theme, canon‑divergent, and as the title suggests, a Richonne + 1 situation. It’s not my personal favorite only because I am a Richonne monogamy purist, but if this flavor of romp is your jam, it’s a whole dish.

Final Thoughts (and a Plea)

If you haven’t read this author’s Richonne works, fix that immediately. And while I encourage you to shower her with love, please be gentle—she’s a doctoral student and deserves peace, hydration, and a full 10 hours of sleep.

@lamorenareina, wherever you are, I wish you success, blessings, and health. Your stories—está cabrón. Truly. Thank you for sharing your talent with us while juggling life and a PhD. I am humbled.

And now, allow me one moment of childish petulance:

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE UPDATE “A Rare Sameness” AND “Because I’m Okay Too” SOON stomps foot, I WANT MORE of your "Horny Fandom Shit and Writing" flops dramatically onto fainting couch

DAMN IT. I almost posted this before midnight. >_<

Passes out.

LaMorenaReina works @ AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/LaMorenaReina/pseuds/LaMorenaReina/works?fandom_id=205859

[lamorenareina]

Dearest Tastefulnood42,

TL;DR: I WILL UPDATE.

You couldn't know when you wrote this how much I needed it. Desperately. I am languishing under the work of my dissertation and it is hard. Writing is hard. Thinking is hard. Locating myself in wider academic discourses among immensely brilliant people is existential. I am on a deadline. I am tired. I am unsure of my words, my thoughts, my feelings.

I try to be circumspect about my personal life online, but to drive home the gift this post is, I will share that my father died last year. And everything, everything, has been arduous. ESPECIALLY writing. I often find myself at a loss for words, even when I need them (a dissertation is just a bunch of fucking words).

But writers know too that not writing is emptying in its own way. So I have been depleted. I have missed writing even as I cannot bring myself to do it.

I got your notification this morning, as I sit before my computer, staring at my dissertation chapter, at a loss for words.

And then here you come, offering a lifeline.

My dissertation is about feeling, about desire, specifically Black women's desires, which are so often subject to dismissal and ridicule. I write about wanting, in ways we can explain and ways we can't, in ways that may be fulfilled and in ways that will be deferred.

And I write about how fandom often becomes the primary space where Black women work through what it means to want and reach for things that are always just out of reach but that may be briefly apprehended.

In that smutty 10K word fic. In the short drabble. In a giggly Tumblr back and forth. In that delicious GIF of a season two Rick in "Nebraska."

It's through desire—even or especially fan desire—that we imagine and build new worlds and come to know ourselves in significant ways. As (black)(women), as people who want things, as people who reach and reach and reach.

I write about how we do that in community with another, and I think about how the act of wanting in community is the work. It's where you/me/we come alive.

Your kind words testify to this work and I am beyond grateful for them. I hold them close. I let them propel me into another kind of work that so often wears me down.

And to those who have read my writing (even privately), commented, left kudos, etc. I hold you dear.

I haven't abandoned those stories, I swear! Let me get this chapter finished.

Dearest Black women, keep wanting, keep reaching.

[richonne4life]

Story update: Contractions of the Heart

(I know, I know... see the 84 years gif below lol)

The newest chapter is up! 🥳🥳🥳

AO3: The Last First Times

FanFiction.net: The Last First Times

The FanFiction site is a dumpster fire. Uploading the chapter was a fight!

Being able to read the chapter on FF is also a fight. Sometimes the chapter shows, sometimes it doesn't.

FF doesn't seem to care about the state of its site, so all we can do is cross our fingers that the link works when you try it.

If you're still here for this story, I hope you enjoy the update! Your reviews/comments are appreciated!

And thank you @kymiekat for getting @dillie60 a functioning link yesterday! 🤗

[whateverisbeautiful]

Hi there! Thank you again for your incredible work, I love your thoughts on Richonne. I am rewatching TWD now (season 3 rn) so when I see interactions between Rick and Michonne I just love to come back here and read your perspective about those scenes. I don't remember if you have answered it already (sorry if that's the case) but what are your favorite Richonne fanfictions and do you have other wip you are working on?

Hi! Thank you so much! 🙏🏽🩷 I’ve always wanted this blog to be a place where we can relive all the details of Richonne’s story together, so it really makes me happy to hear you're revisiting these posts during your rewatch. I like this question too because I’ve been super into reading Richonne fics this year. And I have been so impressed by the talented writers in the Richonne fandom. I equally enjoy the AU ones and the ones that take place in their post-apocalyptic world, and I love the way they capture Richonne's soulmatism. There’s a lot I’ve enjoyed, but here are 5 completed stories and writers that came to mind when thinking of some of my favorites:

1. Blank Slate by can08writer - I love it when there's a great concept, and then the writer just knocks the concept out of the park, and that was this story to me. 2. A Place to Call Home & The After by WorksbyThia - I think I've mentioned this writer before because the stories are so good, and I love getting to really sink into the world for an extended time. I legit choked up because of how invested I was in the characters crafted. And without spoiling it, there's a choice made surrounding an antagonist, and also an ending that was so well done that it made me wish the actual show had made those choices 3. Married at First Sight by love.devil.movies.baby - I’ve loved multiple fics from this writer, and especially the way this story in particular captures why Rick and Michonne are great leaders together 4. My One Wish by Richonne4Life - I read this one multiple times because I love the heartfelt interaction between two characters I've always longed to see interact 5. Masibe Happy, Sibemunye by Rblythe08 - I loved this writer's text message stories so much that it led me to their fics, and I enjoy each of those so much and their creative angle. 6. Right Where We're Supposed to Be by Tigerwalk - this writer has a way of vividly describing the characters' emotional journey so beautifully that I'll sometimes have to just pause and appreciate how perfectly worded a sentence is. I really like the community between the familiar TWD characters in this story, too.

And the list really could go on. It's cool too that some of the fics will feel so aligned with the way Richonne’s love was depicted in TOWL, and then I’ll look at the date some were posted, and many were written years before, and some before Richonne even became a couple. It just goes to show how much these writers understood how special Rick and Michonne’s love is.

As for me, I do have works in progress! I went from waiting to see if one fic idea would hit me to write, to now having 5 different stories I’m working on. So I’ve been living in 5 different worlds as I develop them lol. And similar to my approach with this blog, I try to make sure that if I start something, I finish it, so that's why it’s taken a bit longer to share, since I’m aiming to finish a whole story before posting it so that I can be sure it's completed. But one is nearly done, and I should be posting it soon. I don't know all the terminology yet, but the first one is going to be a little more rooted in the actual series, and the others are more of a story of their own. And then I still want to rank the top 10 best scenes of The Ones Who Live. I’ve been in the fic-writing world when I have free time, but I definitely want to go back to my roots, too, and do those breakdowns for TOWL’s Top 10 when time allows.

I'm just really grateful that Richonne has fed us so much that we can still be reveling in their story in 2026, and that there are still people writing excellent fics and meta about Richonne. Also, I wanted to say that I really appreciate all the supportive comments I’ve seen and the respectful disagreement, too. Because recently there have been several messages in my inbox and others with offensive language toward Michonne, and I don't know what the agenda is besides interaction and rage bait, but it won't be getting either here. I'm glad this continues to be a safe space for us to enjoy, celebrate, and share our thoughts, which certainly don’t always have to be in agreement but shouldn't be vitriolic. So thank you to you and everyone who's here in good faith and who has stuck with me and stuck with this blog. There is more to come. I'm working on it, and I hope that you'll enjoy it. 😊

[lest-we-expire]

unused takes of aragorn swishing hacking swording uruk hais at amon hen

his sword swings look so convincing, im more afraid for the stuntees than viggo

[whoareyouandwhyshouldicare]

Recommended Reading: Richonne Edition Part Seven

Here’s another quick list of some Richonne fics. Enjoy! (Part 1  here, part 2  here, part 3 here , part 4 here, part 5 here and part 6)

7 Days  by twriter12   AU. It’s been almost a year since the survivors arrived in Alexandria. In safety and comfort, Rick starts a new life with Michonne. That happiness is threatened when Rick awakes from an injury and doesn’t remember his new life.

The Art of Control  by avintagekiss24   Maggie Greene has always been Michonne’s Achilles heel. Whatever the green eyed beauty wants, Michonne usually gives. So, when Maggie suggests a night out at one of her famous social mixers, Michonne obliges. Unbeknownst to all, a blue eyed stranger will shift her actuality from distinct to obscure. Limits will be tested, desires will be realized, and no one will be left the same.

Bad Thangs by kendrawriter32 Rick and Michonne are putting the pieces back together after the walker herd hit Alexandria hard, and the losses it brought them. With Maggie pregnant and the future for them all to consider, Michonne knows exactly what she wants, and so does Rick. They want each other. And they will have each other. In as many ways, on as many surfaces, in as many positions as they can get each other. The only question is who they’ll hurt, and what plans they’ll derail, in the process. Richonne smut, with a dash of angsty romance, stirred in with some plot. Enjoy!

Before The Reign  TheBaeTide Set Before ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ and long before ‘Just Call me Lucifer’, this is the story of how Rick obsessed Rick and flawless Michonne came to be, starting from their first encounter. AU. No Walkers

Contractions of the Heart By: Richonne4Life    Richonne. Michonne is a surrogate for Rick & Lori; Lori can’t handle reality; Rick is a lovesick fool; Richonne eventually rises.

Epic Love  By: 2violetflower15   Rick and Michonne navigate their way through an unexpected pregnancy. (Set post 6x16, about 4 months after the couch scene.)

Fires  by reciprocityfic   “Because sometimes fires burn to make way for something new…something beautiful.” The evolution of Rick and Michonne’s relationship throughout the course of season seven.

Girls With Brown Eyes  TheBaeTide Rick has been stuck in an undesirable position with his wife for months, and just as it begins to take its tole on him, he finds a reason to try happiness, over torture

The Great Wait by Nattah_Gudgrrl  Judith’s baby monitor spills the beans about Rick’s secret feelings for Michonne…Happiness for all my favorite characters! (because I’m a sap who can’t deal with tragedy very well) Ending with Richonne’s first time. (Because I need more swirl in my life) Kill me.  

Law & Order  by love.devil.movies.baby  It was just a normal day at the office until Michonne looked out the window to see two police officers brawling in the street. Now she feels compelled to help out the handsome cop who’s fighting for custody with his cheating wife and best friend. It should have been a straight forward case, but she and Rick seem to be spending more time together than necessary…Richonne AU

Me & You  By: blacklitchick Rick and Michonne enjoy some down time after the events of the mid-season finale.

Must’ve Been Somethin’ Else, Then  by idcabtthisish  This is a collection of Richonne one-shots.

My Best Friend’s Wedding  by  cakeby_thepound   Michonne and Rick recently ended a seven-year relationship, and now, Glenn and Maggie’s wedding is forcing them back together for the first time since the last time. (Richonne AU.)  

No Rest for the Gifted  by  Nattah_Gudgrrl   One Shot Michonne is insatiable. Can Rick keep up?(uhh… duh)             

Palm Trees  by cakeby_thepound   Rick and Michonne have been friends for years. They’ve seen one another through everything – marriage, divorce, new life, and even death. Now, as they look to leave the past behind, an island getaway with their closest friends may prove to be a second chance at life. And a first chance at romance… if they’re willing to take it. (Richonne AU.)              

Red Dirt Road  by Siancore   AU Richonne. This is focused on teenaged Richonne. Set in rural Georgia where Michonne has been spending her summer vacation visiting with family. Both she and Rick meet one day on Old Route 3 and a surprising friendship blossoms.

 Ride by  cakeby_thepound  “Every April, the county fair would come into town with a setup like this,” Rick fondly recalled, surveying the scene around him. He and Michonne had stumbled onto what was once the campus of a middle school, where a small carnival had been constructed in its parking lot. They were supposed to be on a weapons run, but in reality, it’d turned into a search for anything useful. And if nothing else, schools tended to have plenty of bathroom tissue and cafeteria food. “We would take Carl,” he went on to say. “Make a whole weekend out of it.            

Seven Days  by RickRhymes   “She knew, in her gut, if she started something with Rick, it wasn’t going to end with a one night stand. For either of them.” Richonne short story. Pre-apocalypse AU.

Something New  by dimples33  Ghanaian Princess Michonne Edo Okeke comes to the US to meet her betrothed Prince Desmond Umaze and to further her studies and falls in love with another man. (Rick, Michonne, Lori, Andrea, Maggie, Sasha, Daryl, Shane and others.) AU, No walkers.

Whisper  by  charrrmed  After surviving a herd and an explosion with Rick, Michonne feels alive. Rick, on the other hand, is preoccupied with what could’ve gone wrong. Despite being constrained by an occupied car, Michonne decides to give him some of her optimism. Set in 6x09 Rock in the Road.       

[tinuvielstrider9]

Very Weird but Great AI! Love me some Grunge Rick Grimes and Family!

[grimesarchive]

andrew lincoln/rick grimes

[tinuvielstrider9]

My first ship. My first loves. Aragorn and Arwen. Fourth Age.

[richonne4life]

Story update: What If...?: A Richonne Season 5 Remix

Chapter 7 is up! Read it on FF.net or AO3.

It's been a minute since the last update because *gestures wildly at everything*. But I hope you enjoy. Your comments/reviews are appreciated!

[tinuvielstrider9]

After the Sun....

"I always thought I would wait to tell you everything...... that it'd just be a story on the porch after the sun went down, when we could barely see each other."

Rick and Michonne on the porch. I always wondered what things Rick couldn't face to tell Michonne at his time with the CRM. Maybe this time Rick is gearing up tell her.

(My plan was to actually draw them on the porch. But my pencil had a mind of it's own and I drew our lovebirds too big . Oh well... just as well... I suck at drawing landscape!)

[1girl1blog]

new longfic! (prison/termins era, slow burn)

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

hi guys! this is a new longfic set in the prison/terminus era. its rated e for now, but it is slow burn so that will apply to the later chapters. i am inspired by rick and his snarly face because he reminds me of a wild animal and its so cute ☺️ richonne centric of course, but i wanted to try and do the whole loss of humanity thing in a few different ways and add that to their dynamic. multi pov starting next chapter

i hope u enjoy!! so sorry this took so long. so much love to you guys 💗🥰 as always

[rubducked]

The Many Faces of Rick Grimes

(admiring his wife, Michonne, edition)

Source: @ready2rocket

The “OMG, that’s my wife” face

The “How the hell did I manage that?” face

The “That’s right, wifey” face

The “Anything you say, gorgeous” face (aka the “I’m seriously aroused right now” face)

The “I bow to my queen” face

The “OMG! OMG! OMG! That’s my wife!!!” face

The “Can you believe that’s my wife? Also, you better listen to your mother, Corl” face

[hitmankliq]

I know Viggo Mortensen is in his 60s but I don’t want a different Aragorn 😔

[najdia1]

WAKE IT UP!!

Dandy in London. Circa 2025.🔥

[dillie60]

#RICHONNERS

#RickGrimes #MichonneGrimes

I'm having a hard time getting the new updates from stories that have updated by the authors on Fanfiction.net over the past couple of days 🤬🤬🤬

3 NEW CHAPTERS OF MACHINE HEART 29, 30 & 31 HAVE BEEN UPDATED, A FANTASTIC STORY👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❣️❣️❣️❣️

By @marvelmaven

ALSO THERE'S...

CHAPTER 9 OF BACK TO YOU by

Works By Thia

[tinuvielstrider9]

Revisiting Richonne

I've been so busy these past months that I haven't been able to read all the fabulous updated Richonne fics nor have I had time to draw these two. So I'm reblogging one of my favorite drawings of this happy couple to keep them alive!