Loving someone in the apocalypse is dangerous. Because everyone you care about eventually dies. Elara learned that lesson early - losing her family, her home, and every place she ever tried to belong. So she chose the only way to survive: never stay, never trust, never love. Daryl Dixon never expected anything different. But when two lone survivors cross paths in a broken world, their quiet understanding slowly becomes something neither of them can ignore - a bond forged in silence, trust, and the shared weight of everything they've endured. As wars rage, enemies hunt them, and fear threatens to tear them apart, they must face the one truth both of them tried to avoid: Loving someone means risking losing them. Yet even in a world where hope is fragile and survival is never guaranteed... Some things are still worth it.

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 Negan Smith x Female OC The Walking Dead (Seasons 3 - 11 + spin offs) Please note, this book does include Daryl eventually becoming a father. Additionally, after Season 11, the OC does get close to Negan physically/romantically.

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?

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Caroline was the girl who never escaped, no matter how hard she tried. Even when the dead started walking. But meeting him made her want to try even harder. "You're gonna miss me when I'm gone, Daryl Dixon. I've already made my mark on you." "Doubt it." He grunted, walking away. Season 2-4

𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮+ - 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘅𝗼𝗻 #𝟷 - 𝙳𝚊𝚛𝚢𝚕𝙳𝚒𝚡𝚘𝚗𝙵𝚊𝚗𝙵𝚒𝚌 #𝟻 - 𝙿𝚘𝚜𝚝𝙰𝚙𝚘𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚢𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚌

[COMPLETED] An Australian family gets stuck in Atlanta after the outbreak of a virus that wakes the dead up. Chloena Simpson, a twenty years old daughter of four siblings loses her family in an attempt to escape a zombie attack in the city. She later finds herself stuck with a group of people who keep her safe and help her find her family members along the way. Chloena falls for Daryl Dixon who at first acts violently towards her, but throughout their journey, they grow closer helping her survive a world ruled by the dead. It's a fanfiction story based on 'The Walking Dead' show, where a group of people from different backgrounds come together as one big family at the end of the world, traveling all across the country on a search for a place to call home. "Maybe we could be the start of something. Be together at the start of time." BOOK 1 Seasons 1-4 Started: 5th May 2020 Ended: 8th July 2020 [Word count: 131,383 words]

"I'm Thea Emerson. You are?" she asked. The man grunted, clearly not in the mood to answer. Thea's eyes drifted over his bloodied, dirt-smeared figure until they caught a heart-shaped bloodstain marring his arm. Her lips twitched into a smirk. "Alright then, lover boy," she said, "let's get you out of that ravine." the walking dead / daryl dixon / slow burn ongoing - weekly updates season 1/2 - ?

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