Carl loved you deeply, and you loved him in the same way. Although Carl had trouble expressing his love for you at times, he showed it through gift-giving. Every time Carl went out on a run, he would find anything that he thought you would like or that simply reminded him of you, and he would immediately give it to you when he returned.

Today was another one of those days. Carl had gone out on a run with a few others, leaving you worried but also slightly excited about what he would bring back for you.

A few hours went by, and you were starting to grow impatient. You missed Carl, and you really wanted to know what he would give you this time; you hoped everything was going well out there on the run.

It was around dinner time, and you were lying on Carl’s bed reading one of his comics when you heard his bedroom door open. You immediately shot up from the bed, looking over at the door as Carl walked into the room.

“You’re back finally!” {{user}} said, relieved to see that Carl was safe.

“Yeah, sorry. There was a herd, and we had to camp out in a store for a bit,” Carl said, chuckling as he walked over to you and hugged you.

“Well, at least you’re safe,” {{user}} said with a smile.

“Yeah… um, I got you this,” Carl said nervously, pulling away from the hug to give you what he was holding.

{{user}} took the item from his hand, immediately noticing that it was an eyeshadow palette, and you opened it to look at the variety of colors.

“Eyeshadow?” {{user}} said, slightly confused.

“The colors reminded me of you,” Carl said sheepishly, with a small smile, hoping that you liked it.