Somewhere in Time by Shae

[Reviews - 132]

1. "Stop acting like a child!" by Shae [Reviews - 7] (105 words)

Season 3ish.  Carol helps Daryl get ready for Glenn and Maggie’s wedding. 

2. "Retrace your steps." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (104 words)

Season 3, the Prison.  Carol’s lost something very important to her.

3. "You don't have to worry. I'm here." by Shae [Reviews - 3] (106 words)

Season 7.  What if Daryl didn’t escape from the Sanctuary? What if Rick and the gang were too late? 

4. "Don't you just wanna reach out and touch it?" by Shae [Reviews - 3] (113 words)

Season 8 wishful thinking.  Just a little moment shared between Carol and Tara–and Daryl. Still not sure if that’s candy in Tara’s mouth in the preview or not, but for the purposes of this little drabble, we’re gonna say it is. 

5. "I said movie day. Not moving day." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (104 words)

Awkwardly adorable AU teen Caryl. 

6. "Fine. Go out with your friends. I hope you have fun." by Shae [Reviews - 5] (108 words)

Married Caryl AU.  Fluff, basically. 

7. "That's hot! Hot! Hot!" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (106 words)

Well, hahaha.  Really, it’s Daryl + Sophia with Carol acting as witness.  Obviously AU. 

8. "What the hell did you do to my car?" by Shae [Reviews - 3] (108 words)

Married Caryl AU in which Daryl’s basically raised Sophia.  Sophia and Carl are teens. 

9. "We've been married for years and you won't even help me--" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (103 words)

More married Caryl AU.  Silliness. 

10. "Do it now. Or we won't have sex for a month." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (102 words)

Yet another married Caryl AU.  Because I need some silliness to brighten my somber mood. 

11. "Did you change all the clocks?" by Shae [Reviews - 2] (110 words)

Yet another married Caryl AU.  This time married straight out of high school, church mouse poor Caryl–even though I didn’t have enough words to tell you that, lol.  Daryl forgets an important date. 

 

Last one for tonight.  Er, morning.  Tough crowd. 

12. "It's not a toy. It's an action figure." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (110 words)

I fibbed earlier.  Thanks, Insomnia.  Ugh.  Anyway.  This really is the last one. For now. 

 

Caryl-ish, lol.  Post Season 6 AU.  You’ll figure out why.  A little friendly debate around a campfire. 

13. "Are we lost?" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (102 words)

Canon-divergence AU, post Season 2.  Daryl found Sophia but the group still had to eventually flee the Farm.  To be continued and expanded, because this little snippet isn’t enough for all the ideas suddenly bouncing around in my brain like pinballs, lol.  Sorry.  

 

It doesn’t seem like Caryl now, but it most definitely is. 

14. "Don't tell me to stop. You ain't my damn mama." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (108 words)

I modified the prompt to more Daryl speak, but here you go.  Season 5.  Daryl doesn’t react well to a suggestion of Carol’s, lol. 

15. "Where would I be without you?" by Shae [Reviews - 2] (101 words)

So. I’m not sure exactly when to set this one?  Maybe Season 6 before they really started drifting apart?  Maybe sooner, maybe later.  It honestly doesn’t have to have a firm setting, though, since I’m pretty sure they’ve saved each other in countless little and big ways since they met. 

16. "You ran over my foot!" by Shae [Reviews - 2] (109 words)

Caryl AU.  A chance encounter. 

17. "I'm like the Hulk!" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (104 words)

Post-series fic with appearance by Maggie and Little Hershel.  As for the likelihood of the kidlet even having certain knowledge, just remember Aunt Tara is most likely well-versed in such matters.  ;) 

18. "Take out the trash or so help me God!" by Shae [Reviews - 3] (112 words)

Married Caryl AU silliness strikes again.  This time with an added dash of off-screen Merle + Andrea. 

19. "Do we have a spare?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (108 words)

But it’s a different kind of Caryl (or is it?).  Thinking about expanding on this one in future installments because this one gives me all the ideas, hahaha.  Let me know if that’s something you lovelies would be interested in. 

 

Rick cashes in on a favor from Daryl and our boy Dixon’s not too happy about it.

20. "You know I don't like when the power goes out." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (106 words)

This isn’t my favorite.  I wrote 2/3’s of it nearly a week ago and just came back to it tonight, so it doesn’t even follow my original plan.  But I hope you enjoy it anyway.  ;)

 

Any timeline could work here.  IMHO.   Enjoy!

21. "Babe, that's my---" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (112 words)

Because apparently I’m an utter sucker for it, hahaha, married Caryl AU.  Fun with pet names. 

22. "Ain't tellin' you how I lost my virginity. Nope." by Shae [Reviews - 3] (110 words)

Hmm.  So.  I’m thinking Season 3ish for this one.  You know.  That magical timeline where Daryl obviously has some sort of comfort level with Carol, but he still blushes when she flirts and throws innuendo at him, hahaha. 

 

On a run together, Carol and Daryl end up trapped.  Carol being Carol wants to learn more about our reticent redneck. 

 

To be continued.  Maybe? 

23. "Shopping? For eight hours?!" by Shae [Reviews - 3] (107 words)

AU where Carol is married to Ed but having an affair with Daryl. 

24. "Show me your texts or it's over." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (111 words)

Post Season 8 future fic, when shit’s settled, and they have time to do stuff like this (provided they still have things like solar panels and tvs).  

 

A little unbelievable?  Yeah.  But go with it, lol. 

25. "I just had a couple drinks." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (113 words)

What if Daryl had made it to Deanna’s party in Season 6?  What if, instead of that undercover, invisible Junior Leaguer stuff, Carol decided to make one last effort to start over and try and she wore something sleek and sexy to the party?  Let her hair down and enjoyed some of the refreshments? 

 

To be continued? 

26. "Why haven't they invented bowling on ice?" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (107 words)

This one’s pretty pointless.  But honestly?  The prompt was pretty pointless, lol.  Three buzzed friends sharing pointless conversation.  AU. 

27. "Take notes. Watch and learn." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (101 words)

Follows “Do we have a spare?"  The AU in which Daryl and Carol are trapped together on a little road trip of sorts. All thanks to Rick. 

 

Stuck on the side of the road, where do they go from here?  To be continued again.  Probably.  If there’s interest. 

 

 

28. "You hit me!" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (107 words)

AU.  Carol and Daryl have some fun with laser tag.  Well.  Daryl does, hahaha. 

29. "You lost. But you're still *my* little winner." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (105 words)

Married Caryl AU.  Sophia enters a beauty pageant.  She loses but still manages to win. 

 

Because I have a soft spot for (Step)Daddy Daryl. 

30. "It's not hard...that's what she said." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (103 words)

I like to think, had the circumstances around their trek to Washington been different and that exchange at Grady gone off without a hitch, Glenn and Tara would have seized the chance to be Caryl’s biggest cheerleaders and give them a helpful little push in the right direction. 

 

Season 5 AU. 

 

To be continued in later installments because I ran out of words, hahaha. 

 

 

31. "You spent how much?!" by Shae [Reviews - 2] (105 words)

Married AU Caryl.  Apparently, my favorite to write, hahaha.  Daryl’s really taking this Daddy stuff to heart. 

32. "You stayed home last weekend. Come on. You're coming this time." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (107 words)

Because my girl Carol deserves female friends. 

 

Pre-Caryl because this looks to be another to be continued drabble, hahaha.  AU obviously.   

33. "Did you just fart? Because you're blowing me away." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (102 words)

What else could I write with this prompt but this?  LOL. 

 

Some drinking, some snuggling, and some very bad pick up lines around a campfire. 

34. "No. You're not 'fixing' it again. Call a plumber." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (108 words)

And the married Caryl AU silliness continues.  Yeah.  I’m a sucker. 

35. "239 DVDs and yet nothing to watch." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (109 words)

Hmm.  Sometime in Season 6ish.  Let’s just pretend they never grew apart.  Carol still played her whole Junior League role, but with her family?  And Daryl especially?  She was her real self and she started the slow process of healing with Daryl by her side every step of the way.  Alternatively, Shae visits the land of Hopes and Unfulfilled Dreams again, lol.  

36. "Is it too late to say...celery?" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (102 words)

AU.  Daryl’s had a thing for Carol for years.  He finally acts on it.  Three guesses who stumbles upon the immediate aftermath, hahaha. 

37. "I have a headache. Be nice for once." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (102 words)

AU.  With a little bit of You’ve Got Mail-ish flair, hahaha, but different because hello.  It’s Caryl. 

38. "If I were famous...oh, wait. I am." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (106 words)

Teen Caryl AU.  Two friends in the awkward throes of beginning something more. 

39. "I don't know why I married you." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (105 words)

A little nonsensical teasing between two married people.  That’s it.  The best non-description I can manage right now because everything is crap, hahaha. 

40. "You're sitting in front of a space heater in the middle of summer..." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (105 words)

Caryl married AU. 

41. "I said a pot of coffee. Not just a cup. Go get the pot." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (109 words)

Season 6 AU. 

42. "Do it and I'll shave your eyebrows." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (108 words)

Anyway.  Carol doesn’t take too kindly to finding hands in her cookie jar, lol.  Not even a certain redneck’s hands.  Going to go with Season 6 AU for this one, too.  Just because. 

43. "I've been looking everywhere." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (106 words)

Season 6-ish.  After they’ve been in Alexandria for a little while.  Highly implausible but this is what my crazy ass brain did with the prompt.  It really needs more than 100 words to really make sense so we’ll see.  To be continued.  Maybe. 

44. "We can either just cuddle. Or...you can sleep on the couch?" by Shae [Reviews - 2] (104 words)

Caryl AU.  Merle didn't call Daryl the sweet one for nothing. 

 

 

45. "I'm stuck at the office." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (109 words)

Married Caryl AU where Sophia is theirs.  I’m a total freaking sap.  Sorry not sorry, lol. 

46. "What is this? 20 questions?" by Shae [Reviews - 2] (111 words)

Post Season 2.  That long winter. 

47. "Explain why the remote and Cheetos are in the bathroom." by Shae [Reviews - 3] (115 words)

Young adult Caryl AU.  Rick and Daryl are roommates.  Carol’s Rick’s longtime friend and the girl Daryl just happens to be sweet on.  Will probably be continued in some form or fashion because I ran out of words.  Not to mention, the prompt’s pretty random. 

48. "I'm not eating frozen pizza for the third time this week." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (141 words)

AU where Merle has a daughter Sophia’s age.  She’s quite the little matchmaker.  Mostly dialogue but I trust you’ll get the gist.

49. "Have you seen my chainsaw?" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (119 words)

I blame this one entirely on the prompt, lol.  Daryl doesn’t appreciate Merle’s Halloween costume.  For reasons.  All dialogue.  Some language. 

50. "Ain't coloring books. They're *adult* coloring books." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (111 words)

Post series fic, ignoring upcoming spoilers. They have to amuse themselves somehow, right?  ;)

51. "Hand me the cheese grater. Or else." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (105 words)

Hmm.  I’m going to leave it a mystery for now as to why she’s so nervous because I’m pretty sure I’m going to continue this one in future ficlets.  Let’s just leave it at Married Caryl AU for the moment, shall we? 

52. "Shut up and get off the dance floor." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (102 words)

Wherein Ed is his usual douchebag self and Daryl stands up to him.  Teen Caryl AU. 

53. "Do you like guacamole?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (106 words)

Picks up sometime after “Shut up and get off the dance floor."  Just our babies being their cute selves in a Mexican restaurant. 

54. "It looks like you're driving me to my death." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (102 words)

Season 9.  Spoilery without being spoilery, if you believe it.  I think those of you following filming spoilers will have no trouble supplying the time and place for this little drabble.  I’m of the opinion, though, that you can read it one of two ways:  angst-drenched or hopeful.  It’s open to your interpretation.  My own heart is so very torn, but don’t let that stop you from choosing hope if you see it. 

55. "You love me and you know it." by Shae [Reviews - 3] (108 words)

Post series maybe?  I don’t know.  All I can say is…sorry. 

56. "You're going deep SEA fishing?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (111 words)

Just teen LoRick and Caryl having a fireside conversation about Rick’s summer plans, hahaha. 

 

57. "You're not even a boyfriend. You're kind of like a dog." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (109 words)

A certain King has an eye-opening conversation with the two people closest to him and sees the error of his ways.  Oh, if only. 

58. "Trust me. I'm a doctor. Well. Kind of. Not really. I have Hello Kitty bandaids though." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (102 words)

Hmm.  Let’s pretend Denise never died and Alexandria never fell.  Post Season 6ish AU.  A few years have passed and Daryl’s left in charge of Judith for the afternoon.  Turns out trouble doesn’t just love her big brother. 

59. "My phone's dying..." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (132 words)

Just two strangers lost in the woods.  To be expanded upon.  Maybe. 

60. "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (124 words)

Season 1 silliness.  Apologies but the prompt itself was silly, lol. 

61. "Explain why there's a bra under your bed." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (123 words)

Teen Caryl AU. 

62. "They're curtains. Not window blankets." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (114 words)

Silly prompt is silly, but I tried to make the most of it. 

Prison AU, Season 4, where they were together and the sickness and the Governor never happened. 

63. "What would you do if you were locked in an elevator with me?" by Shae [Reviews - 2] (133 words)

Weird prompt again.  I like to think I made the most of it. 

Just the fallout from an unexpected moment during Glenn and Maggie’s wedding.  Late Season 3, Season 4-ish AU? 

64. "Did the lights just flash?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (117 words)

Just a little belated Halloween Caryl and Sophia family AU fun.  To be continued in future parts (eventually) because I kind of left y'all hanging, hahaha.  Could take place in my Sweetest Thing universe if you want it to, but until I decide that it actually does, consider it a standalone.  

65. "Take out the garbage! This is like the 10th time I've asked!" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (111 words)

Caryl AU.  Daryl’s a drifter that crosses paths with the Peletier family.  100 words just weren’t enough to tell the whole story so look for this one to continue somewhere down the line. 

66. "It's not a donkey. It's a mule." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (115 words)

Please forgive this piece of silliness.  Post Season 9.  Eugene misunderstands something he hears Daryl say and sets out to set him straight as only he can. 

67. "I told you I don't like boats. Why'd you drag me out here?" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (108 words)

Young Caryl AU.  One step ahead of Daryl, Carol tries to lighten his bad mood with a little surprise. 

68. "Shh. Don't say a word." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (120 words)

Season 2 AU.  Rick isn’t the one to go after Sophia when she runs.  Daryl is. 

69. "Road trip?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (144 words)

Teen Caryl AU.  Two best friends that have grown up together, Carol and Daryl on the verge of being split up.  Possibly forever. 

 

To be continued.  Eventually.  Because I ran out of words and I’m a sucker for these two as teens.  Actually, these two period. 

70. "I just want to watch the sunset and you gotta be creepin." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (125 words)

Season 2 after the Fall of the farm.  Daryl teaches Carol some basics of survival.  They have an audience in T-Dog.  Not super happy with this one, but it is what it is. 

71. "How'd we end up at the Grand Canyon?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (153 words)

Family vacations are a trip.  Especially in the afterlife.  Cyber cookies for those that can figure out all the voices in this one.  Just think of the car as a clown car, lol. 

72. "Do you prefer colored pencils or crayons?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (104 words)

Season 6ish.  Carol’s still keeping up her housewife persona and Daryl? Well, he’s a bit confined. 

73. "Bear attacks are a legitimate fear." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (145 words)

Carol is a mail-order bride on the way to meet her husband to be.  Guess who?  Obviously AU.  With an appearance by Hershel and Josephine Greene and mentions of Merle and Daryl Dixon. 

74. "Blankets are for quitters." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (124 words)

Prison Era Caryl.  My absolute favorite.  On a cold Winter’s night, Daryl tries take the stoic thing a little too far.  Carol isn’t having it. 

75. "Get back here and put on some pants." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (116 words)

Just a little Caryl family AU. 

76. "I had the dream again." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (110 words)

Caryl AU of sorts.  Daryl is visited by the nightmare that is Seasons 5B-present in his dreams.  Carol is there to reassure him of reality. 

77. "You switched our pillows. Savage." by Shae [Reviews - 2] (105 words)

Season 6ish AU where Carol and Daryl didn’t drift apart; they grew back together and decided to take advantage of some of the pointless perks Alexandria had to offer.  In other words, a lazy day on the couch watching bad movies.

78. "Egg rolls aren't meant to be breakfast." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (107 words)

The awkwardness from “Explain why the remote and Cheetos are in the bathroom” continues.  Let’s just say Rick’s eyes are opened, lol. 

79. "Any other day, I might just want to die." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (123 words)

Teen Caryl AU.  No real summary to speak of.  Just two besties having a little moment. 

80. "I warned you. If you were late one more time..." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (116 words)

Yeah.  You read right, lol.  Another teen Caryl AU.  I blame a certain little story that has me really looking forward to Thursdays and Sundays all of a sudden. 

Daryl is late (again) for home room.  There are consequences.  To be continued.  Maybe. 

81. "Wanna run away?" by Shae [Reviews - 2] (115 words)

Season 7.  Imprisoned by Negan, Daryl dreams. 

82. "I was kinda wondering if maybe...could we...you want to go to the movies with me?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (128 words)

Teen Caryl AU.  Adorkable baby Glenn gets some pointers from Carol and Daryl on how to get the girl. 

83. "It was supposed to be perfect! Now everything's ruined!" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (110 words)

Caryl family AU.  Daryl and Sophia are working on a little birthday surprise for Carol.  It doesn’t exactly go according to plan. 

84. "Don't trip." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (128 words)

Follows “Do we have a spare?” and “Take notes.  Watch and learn."  The road trip continues.  Will they make it home to Georgia without killing each other? 

85. "Best thing in the world is waking up beside you." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (167 words)

Season ¾ ish AU where they were happy and safe enough to enjoy things like Thanksgiving and Carol and Daryl were together like they always should have been.  With a little Glenn and Greene girls along for the ride. Oh, and it’s all dialogue, but I think you’ll have no problem following along. 

86. "You said you weren't going to leave. No matter how hard things got." by Shae [Reviews - 4] (108 words)

Here.  Enjoy this little angst-nugget.  Caryl family AU where our babies are at an impasse about something very important and poor ‘Phia is having a hard time dealing with the fallout.

 

To be continued?  Maybe.  Maybe not. 

87. "I just tell myself things will get better." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (112 words)

Caryl family AU.  There are some things you aren’t meant to deal with; you just survive them.  Carol and Daryl talk about one such thing. 

88. "Karma's a bitch." by Shae [Reviews - 3] (99 words)

Caryl AU where Daryl gets the upper hand.  Or does he?  Really? 

 

Warning for language. 

89. "Omg! This is my favorite song! Dance with me!" by Shae [Reviews - 2] (111 words)

Follows “Don’t trip."  Stuck together on a road trip disaster, Carol and Daryl try to coexist. 

90. "It was an accident. I was cooking...I'm not going to the hospital." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (103 words)

A few days later, job over, Daryl goes back. 

 

Follows “Take out the garbage!  This is like the 10th time I’ve asked!"  To be continued probably because I feel like I’ve opened up a whole huge ass can of worms, lol. 

91. "I think the roof is leaking. Or it might just be raining inside." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (112 words)

Season 6-ish, I guess.  Back when Denise was still alive. 

92. "It's a blizzard out yonder." by Shae [Reviews - 3] (120 words)

Hopeful post season 10?  When the Whisperers are done for and shit settles. 

Just a silly little Caryl family snippet. 

Enjoy. 

93. "Forgot we even had a cat." by Shae [Reviews - 3] (116 words)

Season 10ish.  Because it’s a long, cold winter and what better way to keep warm than share? 

94. "Want to explain why my window's broke?" by Shae [Reviews - 3] (133 words)

A little AU I like to think of as Daryl and all his women, lol.  Sweet silliness. 

95. "Did you go through my underwear drawer?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (109 words)

Season 4ish.  Daryl’s caught not quite red-handed trying to swipe some sweets.  Carol exacts her own sly brand of revenge. 

96. "Why's it so small?" by Shae [Reviews - 0] (105 words)

Caryl family AU. Still navigating life as a newlywed, Daryl faces one of his first tests in being a daddy.  With Carol’s help, of course. 

97. "Amen." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (133 words)

Just some sweet little AU Caryl family nonsense because I needed it tonight.  Sophia’s theirs. 

98. "It was a dark and stormy day when.." by Shae [Reviews - 1] (115 words)

Just a little sweet nothing set in a possible future, post season 10, where Daryl and Carol are caretakers to the littles and Lydia.

Michonne’s absence is left unexplained.  Pretend she’s merely out for the evening or helping one of other communities if you wish. 

 

99. "Your love is just a lie." by Shae [Reviews - 0] (121 words)

Stepdaddy Daryl is adorably concerned. 

100. "Whatcha doing?" by Shae [Reviews - 1] (114 words)

Origin story of Carol’s Season 10 comfy socks in 100 inadequate words.