"Falling in love. And say, it's crazy. Falling. You see? We don't say 'rising into love.' There is in it the idea of the fall." - Alan Watts This isn't your typical love story. It's not about a boy and a girl falling for each other and everything magically working out. It's about a young girl who was forced to grow up too fast-thrown into a violent, broken world where survival means sacrifice. But she wasn't alone. She had Carl Grimes by her side. And together, they navigated love, loss, and the fall of humanity. Set during Seasons 3 to 10 of The Walking Dead. Carl Grimes x OC OC x OC DISCLAIMER: This fanfiction is based on The Walking Dead television series. I do not own the show, any of its original dialogue or characters-only the original characters I've created. All rights go to their rightful owners. CONTENT WARNING: This story contains graphic violence, mature language, themes of trauma and abuse, and mild sexual content. Reader discretion is advised.

𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠? 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐝 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞