I thought waking up to Grandpa Dale yelling my name was going to be the worst part of my morning. I was wrong. One look out the RV window showed me the world had gone completely crazy. People were screaming. Cars were crashing. Blood covered the road. And the dead... the dead were walking. Grandpa needed my help, so I moved. I didn't have time to panic. I didn't have time to cry. All I knew was that we had to survive. Then I met him. The pretty boy with the soft eyes, quick hands, and a heart too big for a world this broken. He was sweet, brave, and always trying to protect everyone else before himself. But when he started looking at me like I was something worth fighting for, surviving became more than just staying alive. In a world full of monsters, blood, and death, I found family. I found danger. And somehow... I found love.

Callie Walsh was never meant to be part of the end of the world. The daughter of Shane Walsh and the result of a one-night stand, she lived her life split between two homes-caught between her father's chaotic presence and the stability of the Grimes family. Born just three months apart from Carl Grimes, Callie grew up alongside him like a sibling. But when the world fell apart, she was with her mother... and Shane didn't look back long enough to find her. Locked inside her home with her mother Stephanie, Callie waited as the dead took over the streets. When their food ran out, Stephanie left to search for supplies-and never came back. Alone, starving, and terrified, nine-year-old Callie made the only choice she could: find her way to the Grimes' house two streets over. But Lori and Carl were already gone. Broken and alone, Callie thought all hope was lost-until Rick Grimes stumbled through the door, barely alive but determined to protect her. Together, they set out to survive the impossible. Yet in a world where nothing is simple and no one is safe, Callie must learn that family isn't always who you're born to... and survival comes at a price.

𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅. ˚　　　　✦　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　　 . ✦　　　 　 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺. 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥. 𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘹𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘺?

The world ended. But that wasn't the hardest part. Maybelle Danvers survived the fall of civilization, the prison, war with the Governor, Terminus, and the endless road of the apocalypse. Through it all, one person stood beside her. Daryl Dixon. Together they built something rare in a dead world-love, loyalty, and the fragile hope of a future. But hope is dangerous. When loss shatters their dreams of a family, grief threatens to tear them apart in ways walkers never could. As the world around them burns and Alexandria struggles to survive, Daryl and Maybelle must decide if love is strong enough to survive the things they can't fight. Because in the apocalypse, the dead aren't the only thing that can break you. Sometimes the hardest battle... is holding onto each other. I DO NOT OWN THE CHARACTERS OR THE STORYLINE FROM THE WALKING DEAD. ALL CREDIT GOES TO THEIR CREATORS. I ONLY OWN THE ORIGINAL STORYLINES AND ORIGINAL CHARACTERS.

17 year old Davina Dixon learned quickly-grief gets you killed. In a world overrun by the dead, and the living who act worse, survival means staying quiet, staying sharp, and never getting attached. But some ghosts don't stay buried. And some names refuse to be forgotten. OC x OC Beth x OC

"Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire, but if you do it every time, there'll be nothing left to burn." After months being held prisoner, Aven runs out the door, straight into the apocalypse. For almost two years, she faces the world mostly on her own, reveling in the independence her intuition and survival skills allow her. But her luck seems to be running out, as she lies deleriously ill on the forest floor, being surrounded by a gang ready to claim her as their own. But before they can take her independence, someone else does. Will she crumble in his hands or crack the earth beneath his feet? [Negan fanfiction] I do not own TWD or any of its characters, lore, plot, etc. [IN EDITING] The prologue is mostly explained throughout story, Negan comes in Chapter 1. Content warnings when necessary (chapters with smut marked *). The title is 100% not supposed to reference Lady Gaga but the song ended up on the playlist anyway.

(DARYL DIXON X ORIGINAL FEMALE CHARACTER) "You ain't what I thought you were." "I'd hope that's a compliment?" "Best one you're gettin' outta me, blondie." - Joan Owens had been your average 9-5 mediator for a law firm in Atlanta, Georgia. She ran her life with a purpose and a plan, and she persevered through it. That was, until the world ended and the dead came back to life. What will happen as she fights to survive in this new version of the world, and when a certain archer just can't seem to get rid of her? - S3-S10 Started: January 12th, 2026 Ended: ??? TW: Explicit content, Gore, Blood, Trauma, Sexual Assault, Death, Swearing, Sexual Content

Alexandria was supposed to be safe. High walls, quiet streets, and people pretending the world hadn't completely fallen apart. She had learned how to survive there long ago, spending her days patrolling with her bow and keeping enough distance to never get too attached to anyone. Until the gates opened. Rick Grimes' group arrived covered in dirt, blood, and distrust, but among all of them, there was one person she couldn't stop looking at: a quiet man with tired eyes and a crossbow hanging from his shoulder. Daryl Dixon looked like he didn't belong in Alexandria. Maybe that was exactly why she was drawn to him. Between late-night runs, restless silences, survival, and a world that never stops taking, the two of them slowly realize that surviving becomes a lot harder once someone finally manages to get under your skin. This story has connections to the show, I recommend watching it. Season 5 forward.

This will be a collection of oneshots I write about Daryl Dixon! Any chapters marked with a * will be smutty, so please be mindful :)

Roseline Montgomery had a normal life before the apocalypse. The 28-year-old woman lived in a nice apartment in Atlanta and had a normal, boring job like everyone else. She wished that something would change in her life, but she didn't believe that an apocalypse would bring her the change she so desperately needed. But not only the world around her changed, but also herself. Can she find her old self again or will she forever remain this dead soul in the corpse of her body? Maybe Merle Dixon can show her what it means to trust people again, and maybe Daryl Dixon can show her what it means to love someone.