Humanity (Carl Grimes Gay)

Starbursts and Small Talk

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[Go me]

He was cute . He was shy and awkward which only made him more adorable . Honestly , knowing he's gay actually made me extremely happy . I don't know if you didn't all ready figure this out but , yes , I'm bisexual . I prefer men over women and quite honestly , Carl was the only one on my mind at the moment .

We were in my old truck from before the apocalypse , it was nice and quiet . Hunter was in the back sleeping while Carl was in the passenger seat giving me directions '...Take a right on the second dirt road'

'Alright' I nod , tapping my fingers on the steering wheel

'Are we good on gas ?' He asks , quietly

'We're fine' My voice comes out raspy 'Got two full gas cans for when he need em anyways'

'Oh , okay' He smiles '...So what's your story , big guy ?'

'My story ?' I raise an eyebrow , looking at him in the corner of my eye 'I don't have one'

'Of course you do' He sits criss-cross in his seat

'Okay , uh , the apocalypse started and i survived it so far'

He looks at me , unamused

'What ? That's my story'

'That wasn't even close to a summary' He deadpans , playfully punching my shoulder '...Will you please tell me ?'

'I did' I rough out 'And if that's not enough then ... sorry'

'...You lost someone really important , did you ?' He frowns

'Haven't we all ?' I furrow my eyebrows

...

'Are you always like this ?' He asks after a few moments of silence

'Like what ?'

'Stubborn and Grumpy'

I had to chuckle at that remark . The kid had a good sense of humor and a pretty cute laugh 'I have my moments'

'I like you , Layne' He speaks up 'You're not that bad'

'That's cute , bud' I bite my bottom lip 'You're a pretty cool lad yourself'

I take a right on the dark dirt road , letting out a huffy breath through my nostrils

He lets out a cute tiny yawn and rubs his eyes 'I think you'll like my group'

'Yeah ?'

'Mhm' He smiles

'Just you and a few allies ?'

'My dad , my sister , a whole bunch of other people' He explains , sounding extremely tired

'Do you like these people ?'

'Yeah , they're reliable'

'I didn't really ask that' I huff 'But that's good'

'I like them , but it's just too many people sometimes' He sighs , lying his head against the window

'Oh ...' I mumble '...You should rest'

'Are you sure ?'

'If you wrote the directions down correctly , I'll be sure'

'I did' He nods

'Night' I grumpily flick the blinker on and off for no reason

He sighs awkwardly '...Goodnight'

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The next morning was extremely slow . Hunter was catching up on her sleep and if she wasn't , she was chugging down pudding cups .