"My heart ached when I realized that I wanted something I couldn't have..." Riley Palmer knows nothing except the dwindling will to survive, until he discovers a survivor by the name of Carl Grimes. -BEFORE OR AFTER READING THIS FANFACTION I WOULD RECOMMEND READING THE REMAKE OF THIS BOOK-

"When I thought of Carl Grimes, I no longer imagined his love..." Exiled by his friends after a horrific mistake, Riley Palmer finds himself fighting against the boy he once loved.

"We had survived, together, at least for now. This is our life, and we will live it..." Riley Palmer has survived the horrors of the apocalypse, with boyfriend Carl Grimes by his side. However, whether the two will be able to live a 'normal' life remains to be seen, and in the final leg of their journey, Carl and Riley's pasts return to haunt them.