Nuke

Nuke is the slash ship between Nick and Luke from the The Walking Dead fandom.

Canon
Nick and Luke had known each other for 20 years before the events of season 2 in the game and they were best friends. After the apocalypse happened, Nick and Luke joined a man called William Carver's group before leaving shortly after. In the events of the game, Nick and Luke are now apart of a group at a cabin. A girl called Clementine appears at their cabin and Nick is shown with a disliking for Clementine because she's bitten by a dog, which Nick thinks is a walker bite. Luke decides to put Clementine in a shed and Nick helps Luke. Later if the player chooses to listen into the conversation in the kitchen, Luke and Nick are seen talking to the other group members about what they should do. Later on, if the player chooses to save Nick instead of Pete, Nick will tell Clementine about him and Luke going into a business together and becoming broke. Nick tells Clementine he wish he could be like Luke but he isn't 'built' like him. Later, Luke and Clementine go to find Nick, who is passed out of the floor. Luke helps Nick up off the ground before hugging and comforting Nick.

Later on in the episode, the group is travelling across a bridge. Luke and Clementine will go across the bridge, but Nick volunteers to cover them. Luke disagrees and tells Nick to stay behind. Nick ignores Luke and he decides to follow them, he then panics when he sees a stranger talking to Luke and Clementine and he shoots the stranger in the throat. They begin walking across the bridge again and Nick tells Clementine he envies the way Luke can "move on." The group then finds their way to the Moonstar Lodge, where they find Kenny and his group. They are invited inside and they have dinner. The player has the option to sit with Luke and Nick along with other group members or sit with Kenny. If the player chooses to sit with Kenny, Luke and Nick eventually go to sit at the table.

Kenny tells Luke and Nick that they look like a match, confusing both Luke and Nick. An argument breaks out quickly but is stopped later. Later, Luke shows Clementine a photo of the stranger that Nick shot and Walter, another member of Kenny's group. Nick comes over and he asks what's going on. The player has an option to show the photo to Nick or hide it and lie to him. If the player chooses to hide the photo, Nick will be killed by a walker later in the episode. Luke tries to persuade Nick to leave but the player can show Nick the photo, which will keep him alive and allow Walter to forgive him and save him later.

Later on, the group is captured by William Carver. If Nick survived the previous episode, he will tell Clementine that Luke, who is missing, will come and save them somehow and that they have been friends for around 20 years. After Luke is captured by Carver, Nick and Luke are seen sitting by a fire place while the group discusses is they should escape. Luke states that it's too early to escape and Nick sides with Luke. Clementine then decides to go through with a plan that involves a herd of walkers. Nick becomes worried when he sees the herd and Luke comforts him and reassures him that Clementine can handle things. The group begins to travel through the herd of walkers and Nick or Luke are not seen until another episode, it is assumed Luke and Nick found eachother and left somewhere.

In the next episode, Nick and Luke find Sarah and are stuck in a mobile home. Nick goes out to find other survivors and he gets bitten by a walker and reanimates. Later, Clementine and Jane find Luke and Sarah. Clementine and Jane inform Luke of Nick's death and Luke is visibly upset. Luke doesn't seem to mention Nick much after that.

Fanon
The ship is a smaller ship in the fandom but is still has a somewhat big fandom. The ship mostly took off after Kenny's comment about the two looking like a "good match." In some fanworks, Luke comforts Nick after his mother and or uncle's death. There are some fanworks that are pre-apocalypse of the two. Nick seems to think highly of Luke and sees himself as less compared to Luke. Luke seems to respect Nick and comforts him when he is going through a hard time.

Fandom
FAN FICTION