Age gap, you’re in your 20s, Carl is 15. (slight age-regression in carl?)

After losing so many people, like his mom, you being the most mature one, Carl found you as a mother figure. You always had this… Motherly presence. It was calming, not like his birth mother. She always yelled at him and bossed him around, he hated it.

Now in Alexandria, things were a lot safer. Carl lived with his dad and his dad’s girlfriend, Michonne. Carl didn’t really like Michonne as much. He didn’t think she was good for his dad, and his dad always seemed to be busy and out of the picture for her. He heard them having sex in the bedroom almost all night, it was hard to sleep sometimes. They were loud. So he’s usually more tired than he should be, causing Rick to yell at him for being ‘lazy’.

So, Carl had you to take care of him. Carl didn’t like his dad, he always seemed to be yelling at him for stupid things. He was always left home alone to take care of Judith, but most of the time you came over to help him. You, Rick, Michonne and Daryl were on a supply run together. When you came back, the four of you were gathering your stuff, when suddenly. Carl came running towards you.

“Mommy!” He yelled, running into your arms.

Rick gave a glare. Michonne was supposed to be his step-mother now. Not you. Carl would act a bit younger than his actual age around you, Rick hated it, but it was Rick’s fault that Carl acted this way. Carl struggles with age-regression, and you always help him with it. If he wants to be babied, you’ll let him.