Black Sheep - Rick Grimes x Male

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Moon walked around Alexandra with Judith on his hip. He was looking for Rick, who seemed to have disappeared, again. He thought it was ridiculous, either Rick thought he was too stupid to notice how weird he's been acting or the Grimes just didn't care enough to try and hide it better.

It made Moon feel foolish. It made him feel like Rick didn't trust him. Or maybe he wasn't good enough to be let in on whatever Rick has been hiding.

He paused in his steps when he realized he shouldn't have to go searching for his boyfriend, if Rick wanted to leave. Moon wasn't gonna beg him to stay.

The dark haired man scoffed, walking back toward his house. Anyone who saw him could see he was not happy. Of course, Rick didn't have to tell him every time he went somewhere. But he usually did, they both told each other, even at the prison.

He walked into their house and saw Carl and a girl he didn't recognize reading comic books on the couch. "Shoes off the table." He scolded, not stopping to greet them. "That's your stepdad?" Enid asked, moving her feet. Carl nodded. "His name's Moon."

"He seems cool." The girl shrugged, turning back at her comic. "He is. And he's really nice. But I think my dad made him angry or something." Carl noticed how tense it's been between his dad and stepdad, he just assumed it was his dad's fault because Moon was here right now and not Rick.

Moon sat on the edge of the bed, with his head in his hands. Judith was in her crib playing with her toys. Moon felt crazy, maybe he was overreacting. He wasn't sure if this was normal or not, if it was he didn't like it.

He tried to put all the pieces together. Rick was gone at random hours of the day. Sometimes in the middle of the night. Carol was somehow involved. She was the best liar he knew, so maybe that's why Rick was keeping a secret with her.

Moon's head turned to the window as he heard muffled yelling. He didn't recognize any of the voices so he didn't bother rushing to see. Enid and Carl were already outside by the time he made it out. Glenn climbed out of the driver's side of a van, his eyes immediately found Moons.

His bottom lip started to quiver. Moon gave Judith to Carl, walking towards his brother. He saw Tara being lifted out of the van, unconscious and bloody. Deanna and Reg looked around for their son, Michonne shook her head.

Deanna's sobs fill the streets. Glenn hid his face in Moon's neck, not caring if people thought he was weak. Moon could feel his little brother's tears hitting his collarbone. The oldest didn't know what happened but when he noticed Noah's absence, he knew.

His hold on Glenn tightened, and the younger man welcomed it. The image of what happened replayed in his mind. He shook his head, trying to get it to stop.

"Come on, buddy. Let's go sit down." Moon whispered, gently pulling Glenn away from the scene, Maggie followed them. They walked into Moon's house, it being the closest. As soon as Moon had him sit on the couch, he leaned into his brother with a soft sob.

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Hours later, Glenn felt like he could finally talk calmly. He sat between the two on the couch, taking a deep breath, he started. "They tore him apart, right in front of me. He was holding onto me, looking at me for help. And I couldn't save him."

Maggie rubbed her hand up and down his back. Moon sat back against the couch, listening. "Nicholas wouldn't stop, I told him to stop. That's how they got him, Noah is dead because Nicholas is selfish. I almost left him out there, I could have told a story."