Summary:
"How are people gonna sign your cast?" the girl asks. "If it's all black?"
"Um. Dunno. S’okay,” Daryl says awkwardly when it becomes clear she’s waiting for some kind of response. “Ain’t like - don’t really think nobody’ll wanna sign it anyway. So."
Instead of getting the kid to let up, this statement seems to somehow capture her interest. She uncurls in the chair a little, looking at him with a wide-open face. “Why not?"
But he’s saved from having to answer that by Carol the desk lady, who breaks into a little half-run when she sees Daryl waiting. “Sorry, sorry - just had to step away for a moment, sorry about that, Daryl.”
“S’fine,” Daryl mumbles. She doesn’t have to apologize to him for taking a piss or whatever, good Lord.
Rated: T
Categories: Alternate UniverseCharacters: Beth Greene,
Carl Grimes,
Carol Peletier,
Daryl Dixon,
Dr. Harlan Carson (Hilltop),
Hershel Greene,
Maggie Greene Rhee,
Merle,
Michonne Hawthorne,
Otis,
Rick Grimes,
Sophia Peletier
Genres: Hurt/Comfort,
RomanceWarnings: Child Abuse,
Domestic Abuse (Actual),
Domestic Abuse (Implied)
Series: None
Chapters: 30
Completed: No
Word count: 159790
Read: 12886
Published: December 02, 2022
Updated: March 19, 2024
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1. Chapter 1: Down Mountain by iliveatlast [Reviews - 14] 
(2325 words)
First time posting on Nine Lives - I write a lot of Carol & Daryl & Sophia, but my other fic hasn't made it to Caryl (yet?!), so I thought I'd keep it on AO3. Just a note that I'm actually way behind in TWD - every time I get to Negan I bail out, so I've heard but not actually seen any Dad!Daryl stuff, so thrilled that it sounds like the only thing S11 didn't goof was how good of a dad I think Daryl'd be.
2. Chapter 2: Fiberglass by iliveatlast [Reviews - 6] (1975 words)
3. Chapter 3: Bronze, Silver, Gold by iliveatlast [Reviews - 10] (3215 words)
4. Chapter 4: Grocery Store Calls by iliveatlast [Reviews - 11] (5514 words)
5. Chapter 5: Cycles by iliveatlast [Reviews - 11] (5725 words)
6. Chapter 6: Fireworks by iliveatlast [Reviews - 7] (4860 words)
7. Chapter 7: The Nicest Party by iliveatlast [Reviews - 11] (5017 words)
8. Chapter 8: How Good You Have It by iliveatlast [Reviews - 11] (5624 words)
9. Chapter 9: Sleeping Dogs by iliveatlast [Reviews - 9] (5535 words)
10. Chapter 10: Diner Dinner by iliveatlast [Reviews - 11] (6246 words)
11. Chapter 11: Friday Fun by iliveatlast [Reviews - 9] (5566 words)
12. Chapter 12: Taking Care by iliveatlast [Reviews - 13] (3299 words)
13. Chapter 13: On Purpose by iliveatlast [Reviews - 9] (6308 words)
14. Chapter 14: Complications by iliveatlast [Reviews - 11] (7459 words)
15. Chapter 15: Hoping by iliveatlast [Reviews - 9] (5182 words)
16. Chapter 16: Up and Over by iliveatlast [Reviews - 9] (5314 words)
17. Chapter 17: Dreams and Nightmares by iliveatlast [Reviews - 12] (7900 words)
18. Chapter 18: Looking Forward by iliveatlast [Reviews - 9] (5043 words)
19. Chapter 19: A Gift Horse by iliveatlast [Reviews - 10] (6169 words)
20. Chapter 20: King Kone by iliveatlast [Reviews - 9] (7427 words)
21. Chapter 21: Justice, Justice, You Shall Pursue by iliveatlast [Reviews - 8] (5638 words)
22. Chapter 22: Home Sweet Home by iliveatlast [Reviews - 8] (5650 words)
23. Chapter 23: See How I Do by iliveatlast [Reviews - 11] (6507 words)
24. Chapter 24: Feeling It by iliveatlast [Reviews - 15] (4020 words)
25. Chapter 25: Giving Thanks by iliveatlast [Reviews - 14] (6225 words)
26. Chapter 26: Good Night's Sleep by iliveatlast [Reviews - 8] (5862 words)
27. Chapter 27: Matthew 18:15 by iliveatlast [Reviews - 8] (7794 words)
28. Chapter 28: Here and Home by iliveatlast [Reviews - 12] (3294 words)
29. Chapter 29: Shells by iliveatlast [Reviews - 9] (5380 words)
30. Chapter 30: Back to Routine by iliveatlast [Reviews - 11] (3717 words)
