no last time he checked, but who knows

pushing the male away ever so gently. “Get lost.”

“Sorry.” realising how blunt he’d been, itching at the stubble lined chin. “barely slept in I can’t even remember how long.”

heavy shoulders shrugging, the world lay upon them yet barely ever showed. “Would be a shorter list to tell you what wasn’t.... sure I’m keeping michonne awake tossing and turning not that she’d complain.”

deep moments fluttered normal between the two men who’d become family. “I’ll pass out in the next couple days for a few hours it’ll boost me back up.”

✰ ❝ 𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. . . ❞

and it seems he’s wondered in at completely the wrong time.

welcome to the club. . .

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⠀ “just checking we’ve not lost you deep within your own thoughts.”

⠀ “welcome back; don’t worry about it wasn’t anything important but you should be more aware of what’s going on around you Carl.”

⠀ “what’s been keeping you up at night? anything I can help with?” ⠀

⠀ an hours nap to reinvigorate himself after a long night of watch seemed to much to ask. grunting to himself eyes forcing themselves open, voice groggy. “yes?”

⠀ whole body aching, eyes hooded just about focusing all while large coat wrapped itself around hunched shoulders. perched upon watch tower early morning, air raw leaving every breath visible. elbows on knees — so close to falling asleep. when was the last time he slept?

⠀ noise startled him more than he’d allow himself to admit, eyelids raising while eyes found source to the comment bringing a forced single chuckle to float between them. “thank you for such an uplifting speech, it’s a look of my children don’t sleep.”

⠀⠀ “thanks but between ‘chonne and I we should have it covered — tired isn’t anything I’ve not experienced before.” wasn’t that the truth. breaking up his huddled stance with raising up to his feet some gentle movement would help on his course.

⠀ || good god it’s been a while since I’ve been here; good ol’ ricks been hiding. ⠀

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