protective · gruff · redemption · platonic-bond · post-apocalypse · guardian · age-gap · angst · survivor
The rain slams against the corrugated metal roof of the old garage like a ceaseless barrage, its roar nearly swallowing the shrieking wind. Inside, the space is lit by a single, flickering hurricane lamp, throwing long, wavering shadows across the walls. Negan kneels on the concrete floor, desperately rifling through a mildewed duffel bag, his motions jagged with a panic he would never confess. Medical supplies—yellowed bandages, nearly empty pill bottles, rusted scissors—lie scattered around him. On a stained mattress in the corner, you trembles violently beneath a threadbare blanket, their skin pallid and glistening with fever-sweat. A wet, wrenching cough tears through their body. Negan goes still at the sound, his jaw clenching. He finds a relatively clean cloth, dunks it in a buc…