Ashes and Embers (TWD)Daryl Dixon

In a world where silence is survival and trust is a luxury, love becomes the most dangerous risk of all.

When the world fell apart, she learned to keep her guard up - to move, to survive, to never need anyone. But Daryl Dixon isn't just anyone. Quiet, watchful, rough around the edges, he keeps his distance just like she does. Until a moment of kindness shifts the ground beneath them both.

Their connection isn't easy. It's slow, jagged, and stitched together in the space between firelight and gunfire. But when the world offers so little softness, something fragile begins to grow between them - something worth holding onto.

Together, they navigate grief, survival, and the weight of unspoken things. And in the ashes of what once was, they find something that just might burn brighter than anything they've ever known.