Stay With Me / TWD / Daryl Dixon Fanfic

Serena Abruzzo is a 38-year-old former ICU nurse with a troubled past. Now she fights to survive in what's left of the world after flesh-eating zombies have taken over. After escaping the destruction of the city of Atlanta, she has taken on a "must stay alive" mindset and spends her days trying not to die. She's a survivor. A fighter. A warrior. She's also alone. It's been months since she last seen a living person, until a some strangers appear and welcome her into their group.

She never expected to be treated with such kindness by living people in this post-apocalyptic world. She especially didn't expect to fall for a redneck biker with a crossbow, who is just as hardened as she is. In many ways they are opposites, but they are also both broken. Both toughed through pain and hardships. Together they form a strong bond. They start off as enemies but eventually become friends, but soon realize that isn't enough. They eventually find out they are more alike than they first thought. Will they form a tight bond, or will their similarities and the flesh eating zombies push them apart?

WARNINGS: This will contain references to child abuse, domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, traumatic experiences, smut, explicit sexual content, bloodshed, zombies, and canon-typical violence.

<<This will start off with an introduction, followed by the prison episodes in season 3. It will be heavily main character POV mixed with some of Daryl's POV. Let's see where this goes.>>

<<This will contain a mix of canon and non-canon material. It will be based on The Walking Dead show and all rights for the characters (except for the ones I've created) belong to AMC. This show has been out for some time, so I won't include every single episode or scene.>>