When the world ends, Rick Grimes doesn't wake up alone. A nurse in blood-stained scrubs stayed behind to help when everyone else hadn't. She's there reminding him to keep going, to find his son and wife. She becomes his rock, the one that has been through this hell with him from the minute he opened his eyes. This is a story about survival, of loyalty, and of the quiet decision to stay when leaving would be easier.

Sierra Greene, the eldest daughter of Hershel Greene, was a 27 year old art teacher living with her friends in New York. Engaged to her boyfriend of 3 years, she was beginning to make a life for herself that she was proud of, but that was before. Before the outbreak that caused her to rush home, before she met a little girl named Clementine, and before her fiancé died saving her life. Alone in Atlanta with a little girl to protect, she meets a group of people trapped in a storefront. Best friends, lovers, and family are made, but most of them are never hers to keep. She just wanted to find her family, she never thought she would have the chance to build own of her own. Seasons 1-? *Book is a rough work and will be edited eventually.*

They weren't blood. They weren't perfect. But they were family, and that was everything. ─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── Season 1 to Season ?? [Rick Grimes x original character]

"ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʀᴜɪɴᴇᴅ, ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ" Cassandra was a doctor, before the turn. After being stranded alone for weeks, she's losing hope. That all changes when she hears a scream in the woods and comes across a terrified Sophia, lost and searching for her mom and group [Rick Grimes x Original Female Character ] some of the loveliest comments I've received: "I just binged this in one go and BOY I DO NOT REGRET IT. you've written something truly beautiful, I was captivated by it. Wholeheartedly." "You are killing me. (I absolutely love this, it's so worth it)" "life-changing chapter. ur a genius" "I've reread this at least 5 times since you posted 😭😭 pure magic. Seriously." "...i had to stop every sentence and scream into my pillow from the absolute TENSION that was building!!..." "ho-ly shit" "Stayed up until 4am to read this and I have zero regrets tbh because it's SO GOOD" "if i could inject this story into my veins, i would do it without hesitation. never read such writing that encapsulates everything i love about storytelling and writing. amazing amazing writing i look forward to seeing your take on the rest of the show! :)"

[EDITING] you took a polaroid of us, then discovered, the rest of the world was black and white, but we were in screaming color, and I remember thinking are we out of the woods yet? ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Magnolia Gates thought her life had ended, when the world's colors turned into black and white, he--the one and only, Rick Grimes--made her see the whole world in screaming colors. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• THE WALKING DEAD season two - season six RICK GRIMES / FEM OC ••• RANKS: #3: #rickgrimes #7/#6/#5: #firstperson #8: #amc #1: #outofthewoods #1/#2: #twdfanfic #9/#4/#1: #grimes #1/#2: #taylorswift

"𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍'? 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍' 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐌𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄, 𝐈'𝐌 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈'𝐌 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍." in which, it seems that the world stopped spinning when the apocalypse starts. josie campbell has to find a way to survive with her family and friends by her side, dealing with threats around every corner [rick grimes x fem!oc] [the walking dead] [seasons 1 - 8] [slow-burn]

everything they've built will fall and from the ashes of their world, we'll build a better one

'Cause I'm only human after all.'