Here's Negan

[cyberghostface]

In the continuing origin story of our hero Negan...

Material comes from #5 and #6.

Comments

[janegray]

Okay, I'll admit I'm kinda scratching my head here. I mean, is it just me, or are they really rushing through the whole "five stages of grief" thing?

Like "oh yeah, four days ago the dead rose and started eating people*, and today it happened to mom too. Rough, ain't it buddy? Btw care to join me for a skull splatter spree?"

Maybe I'm just a wuss.

*in a world that never heard of zombies, at that.

[cyberghostface]

This kind of explains his mindset here:

http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/6304587.html

Basically when his wife died it broke him and he's unable to feel things.

[q99]

My understanding is... this is how a lot of people act in disaster situations. When the pressure is on, it's much more 'matter-of-fact, support-each-other, stay-together.'

It's only once you have safety when things really hit.

[lb_lee]

I actually completely get it myself, since that's how I react to catastrophe. The nastier it is, the more likely I am to just go into action mode and be like, "Huh. I guess this is how it is now." I go to pieces... but it's usually massive delayed reaction and takes either safety or really intense long-term stress to burst out. (As in, months or years. My emotions move at half-speed at best.)

[reveen]

This would be a lot more interesting if he hadn't flipped into flippant stoic action man mode in like a fuckin millisecond.

[cyberghostface]

The flip is because this is probably the moment when he stopped being able to feel things like a normal person.