of monsters and men - carl grimes

INTRODUCTION

O F M O N S T E R S A N D M E N

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"some days i don't know if i am wrong
or right."

"it's your mind playing tricks on you,
my dear."

- of monsters and men

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dirty paws - of monsters and men
"the sky wasn't big enough for them all"

dead sea - the lumineers
"you'll never sink when you are with me"

georgia - vance joy
"eyes, innocent and wild, remind me what it's like"

blue jeans - lana del rey
"baby can you see through the tears"

caraphernelia - pierce the veil
"you're the voice i hear in my head, you're the reason that i'm hanging by a thread."

ride - lana del rey
"i hear the birds on the summer breeze, i drive fast, i am alone in the night"

the night we met - lord huron
"i had all and then most of you, some and now none of you"

dust bowl dance - mumford & sons
"and the world's gonna know your name and you'll be on your knees"

blood on my name - the brother brothers
"when the fires have surrounded you, with the hounds of hell coming after you"

the stable song - gregory alan isakov
"i've been crazy, couldn't you tell? threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell"

cherry wine - hozier
"open hand or closed fist would be fine"

rain on me - daley
"when the world is dark, my heart will see you"

jolene - ray lamontagne
"i found myself face down in the ditch, booze in my hair, blood on my lips"

angels - the xx
"i want to be able to hold your hand in public, when it feels like the world is over"

in the end - linkin park
"i tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, it doesn't even matter."

king for a day - pierce the veil
"don't get me wrong, i'm not the one who's crazy, i just don't know who to trust."

the bird and the worm - the used
"i'm so sick of this, i'm so sick of this, how could you do this to me?"

i'm not okay (i promise) - my chemical romance
"well, if you wanted honesty, that's all you had to say."

little talks - of monsters and men
"now wait, wait, wait for me, please hang around"

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are you gonna cowboy up?

or just lay there and bleed?

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note from your author:

i don't own the walking dead. but if i did, carl would be alive and thriving.

out of all of the fanfics both published and the ones still marinating in my drafts, this is the one i've been the most nervous to post. as a queer person this book has such a special place in my heart, as i've written only female oc's, this is my first ever male oc who i started writing as i was coming to terms with my own gender identity.

this is the brokeback mountain of carl grimes fanfiction <3

the book begins in that short period of time post-carl losing his eye and pre-negan and the subsequent chaos post-negan. prepare for 15 chapters of two angsty confused boys bitching at each other! (all my books are fifteen chapters, it's a tism thing idk i'm sorry i'm committed to it)

there is no true faceclaim for adam, however if you'd like to put an actor to the character, here are who i recommend:
- evan peters
- rudy pankow
- ross lynch

this will be the only author's note.