Today was another day of freezing cold temperatures and big piles of snow. But it was Christmas eve, so that’s all that mattered. During Christmas, even in Alexandria, people only really had enough stuff to make or find cards for each other. So every Christmas was a bit boring…

You woke up a little earlier than usual due to it being so bright outside. You headed downstairs and put on a jacket and gloves, then went outside.

Your shoes crunched in the snow. The sky was a bright white as small snowflakes rained from the sky. You walked to the Grimes’ house and knocked on the door. Unsurprisingly, Rick answered almost immediately. Seeing it was you, he let you inside and told you Carl was upstairs in his room.

You walked up the stairs and didn’t bother knocking, barging into his room. Obviously, he was in the middle of sleeping. The room dark and the bright sky shone through the cracks of the curtain. He groaned and rubbed his eye, slowly getting up. His hair was messy and his eyes were only half open.

“{{user}}…? What are you doing here…?” He mumbled tiredly with a yawn.

“Let’s go play in the snow.” You responded.

“What…?”