Damn those Grimes boys were in alignment. The same day Carl was explaining to Michonne that he loves her like family, Rick was plotting to make his first move on her.
“you think i didn’t want to be with you? i tried everything!”
“do you still love me?” - “always. i’ve never stopped loving you.”
“THE ONLY TIME I FEEL SAFE IS WHEN I’M WITH YOU.”
“you gotta go.” - “that is NEVER happening.”
“thank you.” - “you never have to thank me ever.”
“after i left here, why did you come after me?” - “you know why.” - “say it. i need you to.” - “YOU’RE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE. I COULDN’T JUST LET YOU GO. IT FELT LIKE MY HEART RIPPED- RIPPED ITSELF OUT OF MY CHEST AND WALKED OUT THE DOOR.”
“they’ve taken so much from us. why give them any more? this hope that you have in the CRM, sacrificing yourself- it’s not real. we, your family, are real. i’m real. OUR LOVE? THIS? IT DOESN’T GET DENIED. no matter what you keep trying to tell me or yourself. and this-this back and forth…. it’s hurting me rick. it’s making me become someone i don’t recognize. you’re hurting me. and i know you. that is NOT how you love.”
“I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU, WITHOUT YOU I DIE.”
“…at least if i think you will live on longer than me without knowing if you do, i can just believe that it’s true. knowing. seeing that loss? i can’t. I WON’T SURVIVE THAT MICHONNE. I JUST WON’T.”
“WE CAN MAKE THIS WHOLE DAMN WORLD OURS IF WE WANT TO.”
Just thinking about Michonne saying ‘My shit never stopped being together’ in season 3 of TWD, and Cleo telling her ‘You radiate shit knowing’ in TOWL and I’m going insane over this parallel, Michonne has always been that bitch 👑