Abraham Ford/Rosita Espinosa
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| Pairing: | Abraham Ford/Rosita Espinosa |
| Alternative name(s): | Abrasita |
| Gender category: | Het |
| Fandom: | The Walking Dead |
| Canonical?: | Yes |
| Prevalence: | Rare |
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Abraham Ford/Rosita Espinosa, also known as Abrasita, is the het pairing of Abraham Ford and Rosita Espinosa in The Walking Dead fandom. They were a canonical couple in both the comics and television series.
Though the bond between Abraham and Rosita started in a mutual quest for survival, their time together went from teammate to friends to lovers.These Are The "Walking Dead" Relationships That Will Have You Believing In The Magic Of Love - Laura Hohenstein
Canon
TV Series
When they are in introduced, in Season 4, Abraham and Rosita are already in a romantic relationship. Abraham was the leader of a group that tries to transport Eugene Porter to Washington D.C. They meet Glenn and Tara and join them in Glenn's search for his wife Maggie. At the beginning of Season 5 they unite with Rick's group when they escape Terminus. Then they continue their journey to Washington D.C. After Eugene reveals his lies, Abraham is distraught, and they return to the larger group. They are invited into the Alexandria Safe Zone. In Season 6 Abraham starts to develop feelings for Sasha and ultimately breaks off his relationship with Rosita.
Fandom
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Pastfic: exploring how Abraham and Rosita met and began a romantic relationship
- Love Triangle: almost always involving Sasha Williams
- Break up: fix-it fics exploring how it could have been handled differently
- Side Pairing: sometimes a featured secondary pairing in stories concentrating on other members of the group
Controversies
- Sasha and Break up: Some fans disliked the inclusion of a love triangle between Abraham, Rosita and Sasha, feeling it added little to the narrative (although there had been a similar comic story line). Fans especially disapproved because it portrayed Abraham as having feelings for Sasha, but he still continued his relationship with Rosita for several weeks.[2] His break up with Rosita was also seen as cruel, with one fan saying "That was literally the rudest and most horrible break up method ever."[3][4]
Fanworks
Fan Art
- Abraham and Rosita Collaboration by PsychoSlaughterman
- Abraham Rosita[dead link] by LiixiaSorbet
- you said you were mine, Archived version by thathijodeputa-a
- Plushie Abraham and Rosita by Pinka-Starlight
Fanfiction
- Friends with Benefits by Elle Gardner
- Reconciliation by Gotham Siren
- Out of the Shadows by AceLucky
- Practice by owenharpersgirl
Fan Vids
- Until It Hurts by TheSammyOh
- Human by ૨εεѵเѵเαɳ
Resources
- Rosita Espinosa/Abraham Ford tag at Archive of Our Own
- Abraham + Rosita at FanFiction.net
- Tumblr Tags: Abraham x Rosita, Rosita x Abraham, Abrasita
References
- ^ "These Are The "Walking Dead" Relationships That Will Have You Believing In The Magic Of Love". Archived from the original on 2017-09-24.
- ^ "Not Everyone Was Happy About The New Romance Budding On 'The Walking Dead'". Archived from the original on 2016-06-01.
- ^ "That was literally". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04.
- ^ "So Abraham is an Asshole".