You knew Carl from before all this happened. Your moms were best friends and would sip wine on your back porch while the two of you played pretend in the backyard. The day the world went to shit, you were dismissed from school early and Lori had to take you home. You never thought you'd see Carl again after you slid that mini van door closed... ------------------------------------------------------------ ~ENGLISH ISN'T MY FIRST LANGUAGE so I apologize for anything I may get wrong! ~each chapter is named after a song that fits the vibe ([name] - [artist]) making a little playlist by the end of the book! (the title is a reference to Ribs by Lorde btw [Carl Grimes coded song imo]) ~also this work is now cross-posted on AO3 and Quotev, so feel free to check it out there if you'd prefer!

Y/N is new to Middlesex and is greeted with a strange boy whom she grows a liking too, their energies pull each other into a story of romance and psychotic out comings, which they both share.. (WARNINGS: smut, fluff, mentions of mental illness, mentions of suicide/ suicidal tendencies and thoughts, drug abuse, death and violence.)