‘Cause I’m Okay, Too

One of the best Richonne edits I've ever seen. Bravo. If you haven't watched anything by Deadfan52 on YouTube, I highly recommend you start with this one.

A great read! Very entertaining! Of course there is talk amongst the consignees!

Just had a thought about dinner at the Grimes' the day Michonne brought Rick home.

I wonder if it felt a bit odd for her, them all being under the same roof. Not a bad odd in that she was unhappy about the arrangement (how could she be? It's what she had been longing for for years), but a good odd in that it was proof of magic, a miracle of unbelievable proportions. (Was this too good to be true?)

I wonder if she thought that this new reality was a reward for all they had lost. (It was time for them to win a little. Surely anyone who knew their story would agree.)

Perhaps she got annoyed with blinking because the short bursts made her miss important moments and so she tried not to blink at all and instead just watched. (Because yes, all of these moments were important, now more than ever. It had been nearly a decade without him and more than a year without their kids. She couldn't bear to lose another second.)

In between the laughter and conversation and passing of food, I bet she saw how Judith kept looking between her and Rick, eyes sparkling with memories of Family Fun Days that were rewards for doctor visits.

She might have watched as RJ took shy glances around the table, moving from Judith to her and back again for some sort of confirmation before landing on his father. The Brave Man. A real, living, breathing person that leapt from community legend to their dinner table, filling the chair—his chair—that used to sit empty.

I imagine that when she looked at Rick, she would see that he wasn't blinking either. She probably saw his eyes take in each of them individually and then together all at once, committing their features to memory before moving towards the living room. She wouldn't have to follow his gaze to know it was seeking the slab hanging on the wall, Carl's handprint safe and preserved in the dark.

But at some point Rick would definitely take her hand in his, squeezing it tight. That I know for sure.

And I imagine that it was then and only then that she allowed herself to close her eyes to savor the moment, a smile gracing her face when she opened them again.

Because there they were in their home, under the same roof. Together.

Reviving my fanfic pen and publishing stuff for the first time in ten (10!!!!) years. I'll be continuing my "what does it look like for the Grimes family now" drabbles over there.

First one up:

first glimpse of michonne in rick's dreams

Rick Jr. and Rick Grimes Sr.

THE ONES WHO LIVE

Rick Jr. and Michonne Grimes THE ONES WHO LIVE

“luck’s holding up. but what if i can’t wait that long?”

rick laughing is sooooo cute like was that funny baby girl

not to make anyone sad but carl would have been the best older brother to RJ

Rick with Judith 🥹❤️🥹

btw stream baby, we'll be fine by ashcrashed/ @nerd4music on ao3 for towl era richonne and post towl grimes family excellence 👌

Just being honest here but I am trying so hard to not hate Judith… not because I hate her but because of all these yt feminist who only started liking her because RJ exist. It’s hilarious how they use her to hide their racism. Idk if it’s just me, but anytime someone says anything untrue but harmful about Rj, no one bats an eyelash… there are literal hashtags of people bullying the real kid but that’s okay. His Instagram is filled with folks calling him the N word.Yet the moment someone says something true about judith, who is FICTIONAL!!! NOT A REAL HUMAN BEING.( her not being ricks, and being the product of Shane ) man they get soooo upset… and we all know why!

Rick wanted RJ… this isn’t the same for Judith, but he learned to love her.

RJ is ricks legacy, and Judith is not. Yt feminist are accustomed to seeing themselves as wanted, as desired, and when a melanated little boy was desired and planned for, and not the child of a love affair between a white Baby mama and her baby daddy… their true colors show. Historically and stereotypically, a baby mama was a black woman begging to be free… except Michonne is so loved, and chosen, and declared to be the love of ricks life. So often, a black woman has a baby with no support, a baby by a different man, yet Rick truly wanted and planned for his little namesake. Michonne was content, Rick is the one who Wanted RJ. So when you have a flipped narrative where Lori, a white woman is the baby mama to Shane, bringing a white child to Rick that by yt feminist standards, Rick should want her and not have mixed feelings like we saw him have in the beginning, considering he couldn’t even look at Judith when she was first born. (considering that a normal human would have a hard time accepting a child that will forever remind you of how shitty your wife and best friend were) usually it would be a black child in Judith’s shoes, but it’s not. Rick has two kids, and the black one was wanted, planned for in a two parent and healthy home that wasn’t toxic, unlike Judith, who comes from a background usually associated with blackness

They use exscuses like, “ he’s not badass he doesn’t do anything like Carl .” But let’s be honest. RJ is 7… we’ve never seen Carl that young.. yet we’ve seen Judith at Carls age, and yet she hasn’t done anything remotely cool like Carl. So if anyone’s got plot armor it’s her… or they’ll say, RJ had awkward lines, when his made the most sense as he always considered his father the brave man. That is the only thing he knew him as.

Listen, I love how Michonne loves Judith because she truly adopted her, not because she had to but because she wanted to…. But I am so happy that Rick, a white man who married a black woman wants his biracial son, cared about his personality, and not just whether he was alive or not, because it really is making these dude bros upset… and yt feminist

It’s the fact that you can make fun of any child on the show, but god forbid you make fun of Judith or say something that’s the true, it’s the end of the world… a hit dog gonna holler

Have you ever noticed.. it’s okay to say RJ doesn’t deserve the hat… despite him being a grimes. It’s okay to say “RJ live execution.” It’s okay to say that RJ is lame and weak, despite him being 7. But if you point out that Rick has a hard time accepting Judith in the beginning, if you point out that he dreams of Carl and Michonne to stay alive at the CRM, but dreaming of Judith never even crossed him mind… if you point out that everytime Rick asked about Judith it was only to ensure that she was alive… which is on brand considering he told Michonne, “ I had to accept that… so I could keep her alive.” Not so he could love her or bond with her… if you point out all these little nuggets that shows that Rick, a fictional man, struggled to accept a fictional child that will forever carry the DNA of Shane and Lori… suddenly every yt feminist within two mile radius becomes triggered.. I’m just sick of it. Truly I hope there is a S2, where RJ is older and more marketed… purely just to piss certain people off.

TWD s3 // TOWL s1