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Beth Greene ([personal profile] stillgoodpeople) wrote2014-07-15 10:56 pm

Just be reasonable!

Running, running. It seemed like all they'd done since the prison fell was to run. Aside from the odd moment stolen to partake of some Moonshine and arson, they'd been steady going. Finally, when the weather started to turn colder and the wear and tear of constant running took its toll. They found shelter where they could, but nothing was ever secure. It always turned into another flight for their lives.

Tonight, they'd holed up in an old storage unit. The mostly empty unit was shelter enough, secure enough with its rolling, metal door. The only real problem was that it didn't have any insulation to speak of and the bitterly cold night air blew in through the cracks.

They'd fashioned a place to sleep. It was bed-like, with the wooden pallets and scraps of old furniture and linens. After weeks of sleeping wherever they could, mostly on the hard ground, it was almost, kinda, sorta comfortable... if it wasn't in a deep freeze.

"Daryl," Beth sighed, fighting to stay patient. "You can't sleep on the floor. It's like a sheet of ice. Just get up here, already."
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-07-27 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Quiet," he grumbled back at that, tipping his head back to look around. He had no idea what time it was, but... he figured it was time to get the hell up.

"We're gonna need to get movin'."
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-07-27 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
It wasn't even that he wasn't interested necessarily, but the moment was gone, he figured and he still wasn't all that sure it was right... She might not be a kid, but he was still pretty sure she could do better.

Well, maybe. Depends on if they ever ran into anyone else again and if they could trust.

He shook his head as he sat up, trying to clear it. "Wanna eat first? Think there's still some stuff in my bag from that last place we hit up... canned shit. Fruit, I think."
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-07-27 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
Mostly, it was the cans. The too-sweet syrup, the fact that all the shit they had was pears or that cocktail stuff that all ended up tasting the same anyway. But it was food and he was hungry, so it'd do.

There was a slight quirk to his lips as he watched her run across the floor. Now he was kinda glad that he hadn't slept down there...

He took the cans and the opener... but he gave a jump when her feet went under him. "Goddamn, you're cold. I ain't your heater!"

Not that he was doing much to stop her, but a quick run to the bag to grab some cans, and she was an ice cube already.
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-07-27 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Knock it off with the mister." One can opened and he passed it over to her before opening his own.

"Maybe we can find some real food soon... Somethin' to hunt. I'm missin' actual meat." A rabbit would do just fine... a rabbit, a squirrel. Hell, he'd take just about anything that didn't come in a can at this point.
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-07-27 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
"It's gonna be cold out there." His eyes trailed to her briefly, watching her. Weird how they could go from almost kissing to this... but Daryl wasn't gonna complain none about that. He'd take that over awkward any day.

"Should finish lookin' around here. Maybe we can find more blankets to take or something."
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-07-28 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
"I ain't your heater," he grumbled half-heartedly.

Blankets and warmer clothes and whatever else they could find. "We'll look after we get done here."

Sometimes, you could find some surprisingly useful things in these units.

He paused at that, arching a brow. "Seriously? You're stubborn, anybody ever tell you that?"
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-07-31 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that might be what they have to do if they don't find some more permanent shelter soon. Maybe a house to crash in for a while... that might nice for a change. Actual damn bed anyway...

"Yeah, well... keep in mind there's gotta be some boys out there way better than me somewhere." Lord only knew when they'd run into other people again... other people they could trust anyway.
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-08-01 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Their group was the only people who ever did show him any respect -- and he wasn't gonna pretend it wasn't at least somewhat in part because he was a good hunter, a good fighter. That was just fine though. He was useful and that's what he wanted to be when it came to all of them.

Brace himself.

Like there was a fucking way to brace himself against what she did next. He stayed still for a moment when her lips pressed against his, not sure if he should respond at first. It ain't like it was bad or that he hadn't thought about it... but thinking and doing were two different things and he wasn't sure this was really okay.
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-08-02 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
"What? No-- it ain't that," he protested when the question sunk in. Shocking, more like it. Unfamiliar. Ain't like he ever had a chance for this sort of thing before... even before the apocalypse.

But she was looking up at him like that and all he could think to stop it was leaning forward again to press his lips back to hers. It was tentative, a little unsure if only because he wasn't all that used to it.
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-08-02 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
This was ten kinds of wrong and he knew it. Beth was younger than him by a lot and he was pretty sure Hersel'd be sharing a word or two with him by now.

But the world had also gone to shit and he had no real idea if they'd ever come across any of the others again. Might just be them against the world now... for however long they could keep it going.

When she leaned into him, his arm came around her waist loosely, not sure what else to do with his arms.
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-08-08 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
It was good. It was something mindless almost, just the way their lips pressed together and the way she fit against him. The way she sucked at his lower lip sent a shiver down his spine.

To answer that question, he leaned in and kissed her again, a little deeper this time. Actions had always served him better than words, especially in shit like thi.

This might be the most dumbass move ever, but he wanted it... wanted her and nobody was around anyhow to tell them no, to judge them.
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[personal profile] theonlyzenone 2014-08-11 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
His hand came up to tangle through her hair when she pressed in even closer, deepening the kiss slowly. It was easy to tighten his arm around her waist to pull her up on his lap. Easy, but he was sure as hell it was wrong as it could be.

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