Don't blurt out things you don't want to be heard - I learned that early on in my life. But sometimes, it was still hard to bite my tongue. Especially when it comes to Carl Grimes. One-shot.

Never fall in love with a player. No matter how attractive, no matter how sweet. Or how much you truly believed he would change. In short? Don't fall in love with Carl Grimes. One-shot.

I'd never wanted Carl to find out, if I was being honest. Not that he didn't deserve to know this - especially since I knew everything about his past. But I'd always kept it secret, kept it hidden. What happens when my boyfriend finds out I have autism? One-shot.

Birthdays were always special, a day to be celebrated. But during an apocalypse? Birthdays had become meaningless. Thankfully, my boyfriend, Carl, didn't agree. One-shot.

My past had tasted bitter for years now - the death of my older brother, Glenn, and the loss of everything we'd ever known. All my life had been difficult. But Carl was there for me through my depression. And this time around? This time around I'd be good. One-shot.

The memories came back in flashes now of the last twenty years - how I met my husband, Carl, and even the birth of our daughter. But how exactly was Carl going to handle his babygirl growing up? Or her first boyfriend coming to visit? AU. One-shot.

Living with my boyfriend, Carl, seemed like a dream come true after all of the nightmares and chaos we had lived through before coming to Alexandria. And compared to that chaos, things like supply runs were pretty simple. But what happens when a supply run goes terribly wrong? Will I lose the only one thing in this world that I care about? That makes life worth living? One-shot.

Baking a cake for my boyfriend's dad's birthday sounded like an easy task in theory. But in reality? Well, baking wasn't my forte. And to be perfectly honest, it wasn't Carl's either. One-shot.

Crushing on a younger guy, even in an apocalypse world, was still taboo. More so than say, my dating one of the other eligible guys around Alexandria. But Carl Grimes? That boy made me feel like a dangerous woman. Age-difference. One-shot.

Saying goodbye to things you've loved, things you've always held dear to your heart is one of the worst pains you'll experience in life. Letting go is never easy. Thankfully, I had Carl to support me through it all... Series finales were the worst. One-shot.

The only reason I babysat at all was for Carl's sake. I'd had a crush on him forever if I was being honest. Ever since he and his group came to Alexandria. I'd do anything for him. But babysitting a baby? Well, that was asking a bit much. One-shot.

The best days were always spent with Carl. Especially holidays like this one. Halloween was my favorite and being the good boyfriend that he was, Carl was always finding new ways to celebrate for me. And thanks to Maggie's new garden, this Halloween? Pumpkins were on the menu! One-shot.

Saint Patrick's Day needed to be celebrated. And truthfully, the wearing of the green was the easy part, even despite the apocalypse. Even my new boyfriend, Carl, was into the holiday. The most surprising part though wasn't even the holiday cheer but more the fact that my older brother was okay with our dating. Sometimes? Abraham could be a pain. One-shot.

It felt like my world was crashing down around me when he passed. Benjamin had been my rock after losing Carl. And Carl? Carl had been my everything once upon a time. I loved him with every piece of my heart - the pieces, that is, that I hadn't given to Benjamin. But now, he was gone, too. And I was broken beyond words. One-shot.

I hadn't meant to get lost. But sometimes what we don't mean to happen doesn't matter. It's not the most important part. It's the getting back to where you need to be. But would Carl be able to find me? Would I ever make it home to him? One-shot.

It was a long journey to Terminus after the Governor had burned to the ground all that we held dear. And sometimes long journeys required piggy-back rides. As Carl was about to find out. One-shot.

During an apocalypse, having no power was a given. Having no heater during winter was a given. But what else exactly was I supposed to do to keep warm besides being close to Carl? Isn't that what body heat is for? One-shot.

I always believed quarantine wouldn't be so bad - until I actually was in quarantine. There had been an outbreak at the prison - for a time, it had gotten pretty scary. So Carl and I were appointed so-called guardians of the other kids while the adults handled the situation. What I didn't intend on happening was how close we would get during that quarantine. One-shot.

You don't have to tell me it's wrong because I already knew it. I knew it the moment those feelings arose in me. I knew it from that very day his eyes locked on mine that I was going down a slippery slope with fatal consequences - to our community, to everything we had ever known. But I knew I was in love with him. Even if it was forbidden. One-shot.

Carl had his eye on her ever since she stepped foot in Alexandria. He'd never met anyone so beautiful, so unique and so...different from any other girl in their small community. In short? He was already falling in love with her. One-shot.

Waking up, the warmth of him surrounding me like sunlight kissing my skin - it was all I needed in my life. It made the darkness fade away, like the world hadn't changed. Everything felt perfect when I was in Carl's arms. One-shot.

Sometimes my plans didn't go to...well, plan. And sometimes they were reckless, I admit. Carl did as well which is why he always tried to protect me. I knew it was out of love. But sometimes he was just too over-protective. One-shot.

My heart thundered in my chest, so loud I worried that even the walkers milling around me could hear it. I gripped onto Carl's hand tighter, holding onto my lifeline in this world gone chaotic. One-shot.

Hiding a secret relationship with Carl in the midst of a bustling community like Alexandria was a feat in itself. But I didn't care about the consequences, didn't care about the shocked faces when and if they found out. Because I was with Carl - and nothing could be better. One-shot.

Being the only two teens in our group, I'd never gotten to witness my boyfriend jealous before. But when we got introduced to all of these new communities, it was hard not to admit that I'd caught the eye of a few fresh faces. And Carl had noticed. One-shot.