Keira is a survivor. She doesn't fall for tricks, she turns her back to the past and walks on. She carries secrets as her burdens. Guilt and sadness curdle inside her, but she's learned how to mask it. Cares and carelessness cause her to make mistakes, the mistakes that cost her dearly. But she's learned how to ignore it. She is alone and scared. She has nobody to cling to, and maybe she doesn't want anybody like that. Keira is a survivor, but maybe she isn't. Maybe what she's hiding will make her unhinge. She's clever, but she's naive. She's careful, but not quite enough. Keira is a ticking time bomb. Someday she's going to implode. If only there was somebody to fix her. • Ø • Ø • Page count: ~344 Word count: ~35,255 Grammar Nazis will be satisfied. Highest rankings: #1 on "carl grimes" tag!!! #59 on the fanfiction tag!!! Started: 11-21-15 5k reads: 3-17-16 10k reads: 4-12-16 500 votes: 4-28-16 500 comments: 5-11-16 Finished: 6-4-16 25k reads: 6-7-16 1k votes: 6-11-16 1k comments: 7-14-16 50k reads: 7-24-16 75k reads: 8-25-16 100k reads: 10-7-16 5k comments: 11-9-16 150k reads: 11-22-16 5k votes: 11-26-16 175k reads: 12-11-16 200k reads: 12-30-16 Alternate ending: 12-31-16 250k reads: 3-24-17 300k reads: circa 6-28-17 10k votes: circa 11-5-17 350k reads: circa 11-25-17 400k reads: circa 5-6-18 Warnings: •Dark •Gory •Cussing •Spoilers (Seasons 5-6)

When the malicious Governor of Woodbury takes hostages from a group of survivors living at a nearby prison, his daughter is the one to betray him and break them out and, better yet, go with them back to the prison. What started as just a plan to annoy her father led her her finding a certain someone that she'd never forget -- and may always be with, if the world of terror lying beyond the prison fences doesn't take them down with it in the end.

Just like everyone else, Marigold Palmer was forced into the world of the zombie apocalypse without choice. But she'll soon learn that the apocalypse is no place for a kid, and it's time to grow up. #1 in #RIGGS as of November 18, 2018

❝he lost his family, and she lost her mind.❞ © red-thunder 2016. All Rights Reserved. MATURE CONTENT. AGES FOURTEEN PLUS.

Lauren Dixon, daughter of Merle Dixon. A young girl trying to survive in a zombie apocalypse realises the threats beyond the city, she soon sees the living are equally as harmful as the dead that surround them. - After surviving what felt like so long by herself, Lauren finds a group reluctant to take her in, this brings her closer to her family, but also closer to a young boy who she used to see as the enemy.

Jes is a sarcastic 14 year old girl living in the middle if the apocalypse. She was on her own for 6 months, barely finding enough food to stay alive. She was out one day gathering supplies when she meets, Carl Grimes. It wasn't exactly what you would call "love at first sight." Jes learns to trust and love her new group more than anything. She will do whatever it takes to protect them, especially Carl.

He starts to head out the door and I follow. His eyes follow mine as he opens the door, and holds it. "Quite the gentleman." I point out. He laughs and shrugs before answering me. "I try." He chuckles a bit more and it causes me to smile again. The boy catches up to where I'm walking. "I'm Carl by the way." He says, looking over at me. "Rylie." ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••All characters from the show belong to AMC's the walking dead. I take no credit in making THOSE characters, but the story itself is copyright. Do NOT steal my story, my characters, or the story line. Thank you.

abusive parents. sleepless nights. bruises and scars. the endless pattern of Lauren's life, day in day out. it all seemed to be getting better in her eyes, but one boy saves her life in the new and cruel world they seemed to have awoke to. It's a long way home, and it's a disastrous world. can she finally trust someone?

Callie is Dale's grand daughter and when the apocalypse happens Dale and Callie imeadiataly head to Atlanta and run into Andrea and Amy and then eventually the rest of the group. Carl seems to always be protective over her even though he's extremely shy. eventually Callie finds out why and is love far more dangerous than the walkers?

" how could a heart like yours ever love a heart like mine? "