Disclaimer: I don't own AMC's The Walking Dead or any of its characters, wishful thinking aside.

Authors Note #1: For the USS Caryl's "All Good things must come to an end" fanfiction/fanart challenge. I chose the "Caryl baby" option.

Warnings: Contains general spoilers for all five seasons, adult language and mature content, mild smut, Daryl's shitty childhood and Carol dealing with the loss of a child in Sophia and wading through her own emotions of bringing an unexpected child into the world. Clear references to: semi-established relationship, past domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse, vague allusions to abortion-related thoughts, as well as touching on the idea of abandonment and what it means to have a baby at the end of the world.