#「 𝓿 」 » the saviors

[hereslucille]

@deputyclank : breathe - muse a holds muse b closely to help them wind down after a stressful day/event

lucille had confidence that russell and the other residents of alexandria would step up and fight for her when negan came knocking on their door. part of her wanted them to stand down and be safe, but she knew this taking back wasn't going to be forever. her ex-husband would be on high alert. he'd have the saviors on the highest alarms . . . but there was a caveat. russell and lucille had formerly been on the other side. he was still in the same warehouse, and they knew every corner of it. and if his strategies remained similar? he didn't stand a chance.

that didn't mean that when the day came a few weeks later that it wasn't messy. it was. but there didn't seem to be any losses on alexandria's side when they stealthily started to ambush the compound. there were injuries, but nothing too grave. the saviors, however? the higher ups had to be cut down, but others were quick to fold when they saw their old friend. when he was able to convince them to fight for their own women and seek the freedom they had all daydreamed about - the very freedom that russell had made a reality.

the final scene at the compound played out in lucille's mind as she stood under the shower water back in alexandria, the water still running with streaks of red from the blood that had covered her frame. the sound of the barbed bat he had named after her echoed in her mind as she dragged it along the concrete floor towards where her ex-husband was kneeling, flanked by a blend of old friends and new converts. russell stood at the head of all of them. this was for him just as much her.

he had tried to back back at her when she lifted the bat to chest level. he had tried to get one last laugh about seeing her in a dominating position over him one last time. he had tried to not show his fear, but she knew those eyes. she knew there was a fucking coward behind them. that that spark in his eye was a plea for mercy.

she had lifted the bat over her head and let it come crashing down as hard as she could on the top of his head. it bounced, but the barbed wire caught scalp and hair as he crumpled forward. her boot found its way in his chest to shove him backwards and release the bat before she found years of pent up aggression being released as she slammed the bat down again. and again. and again. over and over until there was hardly anything recognizable left, certainly from the shoulders up. she dropped the bat with an echoing clank against the floor as she stood over him, covered in blood that had sprayed back as others stood there in a stunned somber. russell had been the one to move first after a moment, towards her to guide her out of the warehouse that what remained of negan would rot. or the walkers would come for his remains. or the maggots. she really didn't fucking care.

she sniffed a breath as she lifted a hand to turn off the shower water, taking a moment to dry herself off before she emerged from the bathroom. she changed into some fresh clothes before she went to soak up the evening sun on the back porch of their home that overlooked the western field and play area for some of the residents' kids. alexandria had continued to move as if it were any other evening, and she watched some of the kids running and playing and prayed that they didn't have to grow up in a world with negans and walkers. but then she remembered, this was all these kids knew.

she glanced over when the back door opened and her husband emerged, forcing the best smile she could. but russell knew how exhausted and spent she was. he took a seat next to her, and she immediately scooted closer to him to lean over and press her cheek against his shoulder while his arms snugly hugged her to him.

" i went that day because i knew you would find me, " she confessed in a quiet, slightly distant voice. " i would've done the same for you. nothing's ever gonna rip us apart. "

[hereslucille]

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「 𝓿 」 » alexandria 「 𝓿 」 » the crazies 「 𝓿 」 » the bunker 「 𝓿 」 » treatment 「 𝓿 」 » non-apocalyptic 「 𝓿 」 » the saviors 「 𝓿 」 » dead by daylight

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