betrayal in the barn

riley smith stumbles upon a devastating betrayal, the weight of trust shattered as she confronts a traitor working with the saviors. her anger burns hot, her knife ready, but in this world, revenge always comes at a cost.

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 had spent her entire life under negan’s oppressive rule, but her defiance eventually led her to break away from the sanctuary. life on the outside wasn’t any easier—if anything, it was harsher and lonelier. riley learned quickly that survival in this world required trust, but trust was a fragile, dangerous thing.

after her escape, she reluctantly joined a small group of survivors, drawn to their resilience and the rare sense of community they offered. though she kept her past with negan close to her chest, she found herself relying on them more than she expected. among them was someone she grew to respect and even admire, a person whose unwavering loyalty seemed like a beacon in the chaos.

but the world had a way of shattering even the smallest hopes.

one fateful day, a trip to a remote barn for supplies turned into a nightmare. hidden in the shadows, riley overheard a conversation that made her blood run cold. the person she had trusted—the one she had begun to see as an ally—was trading secrets with a savior. the betrayal was a gut punch, each word exchanged between them a dagger to her trust.

confronting the traitor was an instinct, her fury overriding the fear of what might happen next. she didn’t hesitate to draw her knife, the weight of it grounding her in the moment. but even as she demanded answers, a sickening realisation crept in: in this world, betrayal wasn’t just personal—it was often a matter of survival. the traitor’s desperation mirrored her own, forcing her to question whether they were truly an enemy or just another victim of negan’s manipulation.

the encounter in the barn marked a turning point for riley. it reinforced what she already knew—that in a world as broken as this, trust could be as deadly as any weapon. though her anger burned hot, she carried the scars of the betrayal with her, a painful reminder of the cost of placing faith in others. every decision she made from that moment on was sharper, colder, and more calculated. but beneath her hardened exterior, a part of her still longed to find someone she could believe in without fear of being betrayed again.

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