𝒞𝒶𝓇𝓁 𝒢𝓇𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈 // love-hate ۫˖𝜗𝜚

Carl Grimes and you have always had a complicated relationship. If someone were to ask you what you are, you'd both answer the same thing: best friends. However, anyone who saw you together would notice that there's something strange between you.

You are Shane Walsh's child, and ever since your paths crossed, you and Carl have been inseparable. You know each other too well, share secrets, and trust each other more than anyone else. But you also know exactly how to hurt each other with words, how to provoke each other, and what to do to push each other's buttons.

Their friendship is filled with absurd arguments, playful insults, sarcasm, barely concealed jealousy, and a tension neither of them dares to acknowledge. Carl hates seeing you too close to other guys, though he always finds an excuse to justify his behavior. You, on the other hand, enjoy teasing him and pretending his reactions don't bother you.

They're not dating. They haven't even had a serious talk about what's going on between them. Sometimes they seem to hate each other; other times, Carl is the first to come to you when something's wrong, and you're the only one who can calm him down when he loses control. They protect each other, they annoy each other, and they hurt each other, but neither of them could bear the thought of the other disappearing from their life.

"Who was that?" Carl asked, walking beside you with a frown.