the dirt in which our roots may grow by lilabut
Summary:

A collection of missing moments between Carol and Daryl from the second half of season six. smaller than dust on this map / lies the greatest thing we have: / the dirt in which our roots may grow / and the right to call it home (north, sleeping at last)

Categories: Headcanon, Season 6
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon, Dr. Denise Cloyd, Glenn Rhee
Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language, Domestic Abuse (Implied), Violence
Prompts: None
Parent Series: None
Stories: 8
Series Type: Closed

Summary:

Their reunion is quiet, blood-soaked, peaceful.

 

A missing moment between Carol and Daryl towards the end of 6x09. Spoilers.


Categories: Headcanon, Season 6
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon, Dr. Denise Cloyd, Glenn Rhee
Genres: Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: None
Series: the dirt in which our roots may grow
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2567 Read Count: 2584
Published: February 16, 2016 Updated: February 17, 2016
Summary:

Inside of him, Daryl fights the tug in two opposite directions. Carol. Freedom. Her arms. Open roads.

 

Two missing moments between Carol and Daryl during 6x10. Spoilers.


Categories: Headcanon, Season 6
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon, Rick Grimes
Genres: Drama, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language
Series: the dirt in which our roots may grow
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2035 Read Count: 1924
Published: February 22, 2016 Updated: February 23, 2016
Summary:

Daryl has a rather unsettling day, and it is the worst time to be having thoughts about settling down.

 

A short series of missing moments and extensions from 6x11. Spoilers.


Categories: Headcanon, Season 6
Characters: Abraham Ford, Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon
Genres: Angst, Drama, Romance
Warnings: None
Series: the dirt in which our roots may grow
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1143 Read Count: 1384
Published: February 29, 2016 Updated: February 29, 2016
Summary:

Perhaps that is all he will ever be, and all she ever has been. A moth and a flame.

 

A short series of missing moments from 6x12. Spoilers.


Categories: Headcanon, Season 6
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Adult Language, Carol/Other (Temp)
Series: the dirt in which our roots may grow
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1531 Read Count: 684
Published: March 08, 2016 Updated: March 08, 2016
Summary:

A simple no proves to be a shift, a turning point.

 

A short series of missing moments from 6x13. Spoilers.


Categories: Headcanon, Season 6
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon
Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: None
Series: the dirt in which our roots may grow
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1035 Read Count: 846
Published: March 15, 2016 Updated: March 15, 2016
Summary:

Knowing that this will be her last memory of him, how she will remember him until the day she dies - however soon that may be - stirs an almost unbearable rush of sadness.

 

Two missing moments from 6x14.


Categories: Headcanon, Season 6
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon
Genres: Angst, Drama
Warnings: None
Series: the dirt in which our roots may grow
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1029 Read Count: 713
Published: March 21, 2016 Updated: March 21, 2016
Summary:

Trapped in the deserted, lonely wasteland between life and death, memories of what was and dreams of what might have been come easily.

 

Two glimpses into what goes through Carol and Daryl's minds during 6x15. Spoilers.


Categories: Headcanon, Season 6
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Adult Language, Domestic Abuse (Implied), Violence
Series: the dirt in which our roots may grow
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2086 Read Count: 525
Published: March 30, 2016 Updated: March 30, 2016
Summary:

Three different endings for the finale. Spoilers.


Categories: Season 6
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon, Rick Grimes
Genres: Angst
Warnings: Adult Language, Character Death, Domestic Abuse (Implied), Violence
Series: the dirt in which our roots may grow
Chapters: 3 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3349 Read Count: 2195
Published: April 06, 2016 Updated: April 09, 2016