The Long Way Around by Lena Carr
Summary:

Daryl and Carol, figuring out the road ahead.

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A series of mostly-canon-compliant stand-alones that share a common continuity and the same in-jokes.  Includes outside perspectives and non-romance focused stories.  Open-ended and updated as the muse graciously permits.  Generally PG-13/R for Dixon mouth, with canon-typical violence, other canon relationships and deaths, and sexual situations (including Caryl, as soon as TPTB permit).

Categories: Season 2/3 Interlude, Season 3
Characters: None
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama
Warnings: Adult Language, Violence
Prompts: None
Parent Series: None
Stories: 5
Series Type: Closed

Summary:

Like any holiday with random in-laws, there were awkward, brittle silences and totally inappropriate comments that should have been left unsaid. They lived through it. Please note: This story shares a lot of themes with Imorca's wonderful story "Minding".  I am not at all sure how much her story influenced this one, but it is a great Christmas fic and needs more love.  Go, read!


Categories: Oneshot, Season 2/3 Interlude, Family
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon, Glenn Rhee, Hershel Greene, Lori Grimes, Maggie Greene Rhee, Rick Grimes, Theodore 'T-Dog' Douglas
Genres: Challenge Response, Drama
Warnings: Adult Language
Series: The Long Way Around
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 8989 Read Count: 2701
Published: December 24, 2014 Updated: December 24, 2014
Harriers by Lena Carr Rated: T Liked [Reviews - 12]
Summary:

Daryl stuffed the stinking burlap sack into the backpack and threw it at Glenn.  “Savin’ your hide, chinaman. Again. C’mon, you’re with me this mornin’.”


Categories: Headcanon, Oneshot, Season 2/3 Interlude
Characters: Daryl Dixon, Glenn Rhee
Genres: Action/Adventure
Warnings: Adult Language
Series: The Long Way Around
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6104 Read Count: 547
Published: December 29, 2014 Updated: December 29, 2014
Eulogy by Lena Carr Rated: T Liked [Reviews - 10]
Summary:

 The world had gone entirely dark, the first of the stars bright and fierce overhead.  Daryl blinked and ran the sound through his head again, before asking, with that queer certainty that was coming more and more often now, around Carol, “What?


Categories: Oneshot, Season 3/4 Interlude
Characters: Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon, Ed Peletier
Genres: Drama
Warnings: Adult Language
Series: The Long Way Around
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1782 Read Count: 670
Published: December 03, 2014 Updated: December 03, 2014
Summary:

Just like it says on the inside of the box of chocolates.


Categories: Oneshot
Characters: None
Genres: Challenge Response, Romance
Warnings: Adult Language
Series: The Long Way Around
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2448 Read Count: 804
Published: February 15, 2015 Updated: February 15, 2015
Moment by Lena Carr Rated: G Liked [Reviews - 12]
Summary:

He counts time differently, now.


Categories: Nine Lives Challenge, Drabbles, Season 5
Characters: Daryl Dixon
Genres: Challenge Response
Warnings: None
Series: The Long Way Around
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 104 Read Count: 635
Published: February 06, 2015 Updated: February 06, 2015