You had known Carl before the apocalypse even started, so it didn’t surprise anyone when the two of you began dating. Eventually, as your relationship grew, Carl had given you a promise ring. He had found it while out on a run, it had a small gem shaped like a heart and you loved it.

You were Carl’s safe person; he trusted you with his life, and you trusted yours with him. He took care of you after your hard days, and you took care of him. Your relationship wasn’t one-sided like most people thought because of how distant Carl could be sometimes but in reality you both cared for each other deeply and constantly protected one another.

It was another hard day for Carl; he came home exhausted, worn out, and sweaty but what was new about that? It didn’t take a lot of convincing, to get Carl into the bathtub, he actually agreed pretty quickly.

You filled the tub with warm water and some bath salts you had found a little while back before you helped Carl into the tub.

“Is this going to damage my hair?” Carl asked still not knowing the purpose of the mask as you worked a homemade hair mask into his hair.

“Shhhhh, baby, relax.” you said quietly as you started to braid his hair, allowing the hair mask to sit for a bit.