threats in the woods

riley smith (negan’s daughter) finds herself at gunpoint, accused of being one of negan’s people. her calm defiance and desperate bargaining may buy her a chance, but trust is hard to come by in a world this broken.

(kinda wrote this thinking of maggie or rosita or carol, plus two others from hilltop/alexandria/kingdom, so you guys could choose whether to bring canons in! have fun <3)

original character for amc’s ‘the walking dead’. face claim: michelle trachtenberg.

wlw tag is just because she’s sapphic; it doesn’t determine the plot at all. riley’s 18 btw.

riley smith’s backstory:

riley smith has spent years of her life walking a tightrope between survival and rebellion. as negan’s daughter, she was raised within the cold walls of the sanctuary from the moment it was established, taught to value power over compassion and to see fear as the ultimate currency. but riley’s heart never fully aligned with her father’s doctrine, and her defiance simmered quietly beneath the surface, waiting for the right moment to act.

despite the veneer of loyalty she maintained to avoid suspicion, riley took every chance she could to escape the sanctuary’s oppressive grip, venturing into the wilderness under the guise of scouting or collecting supplies. these stolen moments of freedom became her lifeline, a chance to breathe outside the shadow of her father’s control.

her knowledge of the sanctuary’s inner workings came not just from being negan’s daughter but from observing everything around her—guard rotations, supply caches, escape routes. riley hoarded these details, unsure if she’d ever have the opportunity to use them but determined to keep them in case the day came when she’d need leverage to survive.

one such escape went wrong. alone in the woods, far from the relative safety of the sanctuary, riley found herself cornered by strangers. the tension in their eyes and the guns pointed at her made it clear they’d seen enough of the saviors’ brutality to assume the worst. to them, she wasn’t just a threat—she was a potential enemy.

riley’s defiance and quick thinking became her only tools. with a calmness that belied her fear, she used her intimate knowledge of the sanctuary to buy herself time. every word was calculated, every movement deliberate, as she bargained for her life while keeping her identity as negan’s daughter a closely guarded secret... for now.

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