Dealing With The Devil

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If you love someone, tell them.

The last thing Negan needed, or wanted, was a wife. Someone who would be with him for sickness and health, better or worse. Not after Lucille.

Lucille, his angel in the darkness. She was probably the most kind and innocent woman on the planet. Her dark hair a halo around her petite face. Those soft blue eyes never looking at Negan with anything but love. Despite being the complete asshole Negan was she still loved him, even after he repeatedly cheated on her with numerous women.
His world and heart spiraling out of control as she was diagnosed with cancer, only given months to live. Never leaving her side as he devoted every bit of his being to taking care of her. Making up for lost time.

But it still wasn't enough.
As the outbreak began in the hospital, screams and gunfire echoing through the hallways and streets, Negan couldn't bring himself to hurt his precious Lucille, even though the life had gone from her eyes. Gone were the loving blue orbs, replaced by lifeless holes of darkness.

As she tried clawing and biting him he knew she was gone, but despite being a strong man he couldn't put her out of her misery. He could never hurt his Lucille. A complete stranger had to put her down.

After she took her final breath he vowed he wouldn't let himself love another woman for the rest of his life. Being in love made someone weak. And with the world ending around him there wasn't any room to be weak.

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The apocalypse was nothing the cheesy syfy movies made it out to be. This was the real deal.
Stores were looted, people shot over a can of beans. Everyone was relying on primitive survival. Survival of the fittest. Every man for himself.

And that's what his plan was.
Not let anyone else get close to him. Just keep moving and stay alive. Never staying in one place more than a few nights.

But being alone was harder than it seemed. Mostly the lack of human communication nearly drove Negan insane. His only companion was his bat wrapped in barbed wire he'd dubbed Lucille.

But within weeks his aspirations returned as he stumbled upon a group of survivors, helping them stop a small herd of walkers from destroying their campsite in the woods.
Finding an abandoned factory within the woods as well. It crawling with walkers but he knew this could become something amazing for those who survived.

It took some time but soon enough the factory had became his sanctuary. And it continued to grow in numbers and strength. His foothold strong in his saviors as well as the members of two other communities, the hilltop and kingdom.

He was the king.
And ruled with an iron fist.
Anyone back talked to him, they either met Lucille or got the iron.

Negan had everything in order, had a plan for absolutely everything.
Until she showed up.