In which Charity Miller reunites with someone who she thought she left in her past, or In which Daryl Dixon reunites with the only girl who ever stole his heart.

Home is more than just walls-it's the people we fight for, the love we refuse to lose, and the moments we cling to when the world refuses to let up. Ella and Daryl have built something unshakable, a love forged in fire, but even the strongest foundations are tested. As they navigate the harsh realities of parenthood, the weight of leadership, and the ever-present dangers beyond Alexandria's walls, new trials arise that will push them to their limits. Tensions rise, trust is tested, and survival is no longer just about making it to the next day-it's about holding on to the life they've fought so hard to build. The past has a way of creeping back in, and the choices they make now will determine not just their future, but the future of everyone they love. Their story is far from over. The fight isn't just for survival anymore-it's for solace. Dive into Solace, the third book in the Survival series, and get ready for more heart-pounding moments, heartwarming love, and the kind of storytelling that keeps you up way past your bedtime. Are you ready?

Emma Johnson is a ghost of who she used to be-a former military operative hardened by war, betrayal, and the weight of too many ghosts trailing behind her. Her body bears the scars of battles fought long before the world ended, but it's the wounds on the inside that never seem to heal. Beneath her deadly precision and sharp tongue lies a heart that still aches to protect, to care-even when the world tells her it's foolish. With guns strapped to her hips and knives hidden in her boots, she walks through the wasteland with a fierce will to survive, refusing to let the past define her. Daryl Dixon has always known pain. Long before the world crumbled, before the walkers turned humanity into monsters, he had already survived a different kind of hell, a past that left him wary of trust, of love. Cold, distant, and quick to anger, he keeps people at arm's length, believing attachments are just another weakness in a world where nothing lasts. But beneath the hardened exterior, is a man who still longs for something more-even if he refuses to admit it. Their paths cross in blood and fire, two warriors who've spent their lives fighting-first for others, then for themselves. At first, they clash-her fire against his ice, her relentless teasing against his stubborn silence. But war doesn't allow time for walls to stay up forever. Through battles, close calls, and nights spent sharing stories they never thought they'd speak aloud, Emma and Daryl begin to see the truth in each other. He sees the kindness she hides beneath her steel. She sees the loneliness he buries beneath his cold exterior. Love in a world like this is dangerous. It's reckless. It's the kind of thing that gets you killed. But when the only certainty in life is death, maybe love is the one fight worth dying for. CROSSBOW AND ASHES is a story of survival, pain, and two lost souls who find home in each other-even when the world is burning.

Warnings!!: 1} I am dyslexic and English is my second language so my words may be a bit muddled! 2} There is a few Oc's and random people i have inserted into the story just for fillers & for fun the fully fleshed out OC's besides Eleanor Fujiwara are: Alex Williams, Alejandro Garcia and Niki Garcia 3} I have altered the storyline of TWD slightly! just to cut out bits i rlly don't like Carl's death and maybe Glenn's death if this story gets that far. I have also altered things such as extra places the group stops to be able to integrate/have them meet Eleanor & alex. Small snippet from the story to get your eye mouths watering! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I'm missing fingers not a brain" Eleanor scoffs as she flips off Daryl with her right hand which makes him scoff playfully in return. "Mmh well i'm startin to wonder if that's really true Ellie" Eleanor rolls her eyes before looking down at her bowl sitting in her lap and sighing. "Well i gotta take a piss.. Maggie you wanna tag along?" Eleanor hums as she stands up practically dragging Maggie with her into the treeline about 100 feet away. Maggie lets out a small playful and teasing scoff as she pokes Eleanor's side "Since when do you let people call you Ellie?" this earns an annoyed glare from Eleanor before she undoes her jeans and squats behind a tree. "I don't" She replies grumpily hoping to play dumb. "Right... so you only let Daryl call you Ellie than?" Maggie teases as she keeps her back turned to Eleanor. "i didn't let him do shit, he just did" Eleanor grumbles as she does up her pants slowly and looks at Maggie. "you didn't correct him" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lilly Watkins has always been the strong one compared to her twin. That doesn't change when the dead start walking. Taking care of her family during the apocalypse, she never relied on anyone else. When she meets Daryl Dixon, a more temperamental person than her, circumstances change. #1 in twd on 7/16/24

Rick Grimes was always there for his sister, Leona, when she needed him, so upon hearing about his injuries resulting from a high-speed chase, she dropped everything to visit him in the hospital. Nothing else mattered - not her happiness, and certainly not her future as an artist states away. Her brother and his small family were the only people she had left in her life, and she'd be damned if she let something as trivial as the dead starting to rise stop her from keeping them safe. Daryl Dixon spent much of his life on his own, surviving off the good graces of strangers and stealing what he needed to survive until he could find odd jobs in different towns. His older brother, Merle, had been a near-constant companion as he grew older, only left on his own when his brother found a woman he liked and ran off for a week or two. When the dead started to rise, he spent no time finding his brother, ditching the lady Merle had spent the past few days with, and taking off. Finding one another was nothing more than chance, and gaining one another's trust over time was no easy feat, but as it grows clearer that not just anyone can be trusted, Leona and Daryl find themselves staying together. For survival. ➸︎ #1 in #daryldixonfanfiction 03/27/25

[ season 2 ] ✰ in which every corner of the world becomes the world's most loneliest corner, but the girl tucked away on her family's farm would bet all the money in her pockets that hers is the loneliest. and the guy who meets her up there, bringing his own bettings with him, would beg to differ. ✰ "ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜɪs ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ᴅᴀᴍɴ ʙᴀʀɴ ʀᴏᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, 'ᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴄʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ɪ sᴛɪʟʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʜᴀs ᴡɪᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀs."

☆𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞☆ "You got a nine to five, so I'll take the night shift." Madeline June Greene was adopted from The Greene Family a couple years before the end of the world. Foster home, after Foster homes, finally she was somewhere she truly wanted to be. Somewhere Safe, and loved. What her life before lacked. Just when her life was about to start, right before her 19th birthday. The World Came Crashing Down. What happens when a group of outlaws show up at her Family's farm house begging for them to save a young boy who had been shot? What happens to a once loving girl, as the world rips everything she cares about apart? What happens when you love someone more than everybody else, yet they can't even look at you? "𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞?" - "𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞?" "Screaming who could ever leave me darling But who could stay Because they see right through me They see right through me They see right through me Can you see right through me They see right through me They see right through me I see right through me I see right through me." "Always an angel never a god Always an angel never a god Always an angel never a god Always an angel never a god Always an angel never a god" /𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧/ /𝟏𝟖+/ /𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩/ /𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐱𝐨𝐧/ /𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝/ *this will be poorly updated I'm so sorry.*

In a world burned down to its bones, love isn't a promise. It's survival. Kennedy Pearce and Daryl Dixon are two hardened souls bound by silence, loyalty, and something neither can name. When the world ended, they found each other. When it kept ending, they learned what it meant to lose. Now every glance carries a history, every touch a question: how do you hold onto love when everything else is built to fall apart? Their bond is raw, flawed, and undeniable, a connection forged in fire and tested by time. In a world where trust can kill you and hope feels dangerous, Kennedy and Daryl prove that some hearts still remember how to fight. • • • Daryl Dixon x Female OC The Walking Dead (Seasons 3 - 11 + spin offs) Please note, this book does include Daryl eventually becoming a father. If you're not a fan of this trope, please check out my other (childfree) Daryl Dixon fic, Bittersweet.