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Caryl Events

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Caryl podcast: Nine Lives, Two Mics (links to Spotify; also available on YouTube)

A Resting Echo by thegratefulsouth E
Years after leaving Ed, Carol buys a haunted house in Maryville, East Georgia...
Strangers in a Strange Land by lovesdaryl E
Spoilers for "To Never Get to Know You," since this is the sequel to that. Life...
Time Turns Flames to Embers by carylspookiee E
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property...
Angels in Leather by Trogdor19 E
She was a dancer, but not like any others he'd ever seen. Like her body...
Our Second Christmas by ramblinrose T
Prison Era.  Daryl and Carol are celebrating their second Christmas together...
Savage by ramblinrose E
Caryl, AU.  Western.  People might have called him savage.  Maybe...
The Black River by Lighteneverything E
He meets the girl on the first, butter yellow day of summer, three months before...
Venison & Rose Wine by Reno T
Merle's plan is to rob the quarry but he wants to lower the survivors' guard...
Vault of the Savior by alatarielgildaen M
Legend has it that the Vault of the Savior will only open for four individuals...
Beyond the Horizon's Edge by alatarielgildaen M
Sequel to The Edge of Trust Daryl knows he has to face the consequences of...
If We Were Only Friends by thegratefulsouth T
Two monologues  Declarations of love from Carol and Daryl   Disclaimer:...
Overdue Words by Mimimi G
Carol finds Daryl and they share some overdue words.
Calendar Girl by Brownfoxx E
Its 1986... and Daryl has a MAJOR crush on Carol!  After he finds an old...
A Friendly Proposal by Reno T
Carol needs to know if Daryl really wants her to stay with him along their journey...
In Mysterious Ways by Trogdor19 T
On the way to New Mexico, they make a stop at the farm and it puts to rest one...
Ineluctable by Hermit_Punk E
This thing between them was always meant to happen 
Lay It To Rest by jadesea33 E
"He feels his body tense but he doesn't move away. There was a time when he...
A Matter of Business by Brownfoxx E
In Daryl's line of work, mixing business with pleasure can be a little dangerous...
Good Omens by Reno T
They say it's a bad omen to bury the living. The same goes for giving sharp...
Animal Magnetism by coreenfw E
An AU with Carol as a Vet and Daryl as a guy dealing with his jackass brother...
Rough and Tumble by iliveatlast T
"How are people gonna sign your cast?" the girl asks. "If it's all black?" "Um...
The Art of Onanism by alatarielgildaen E
A series of short fics all about... well... the act of self love.
Flip by whowhatsitwhich T
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can...
Until by Trogdor19 T-RPF
[McReedus] We'll wait, they said. Until his daughter grew up, maybe. Until...
Lost and Found in France by DaisyUnchained E
Daryl, stuck between a rock and a hard place, or more like under the blade of...
Random Story
How Long is She Going to Be Like This? by NerdybyNature T
Carol takes a tumble down the stairs and Glenn accidentally gives her the wrong...
Shoutbox
subversivegrrl November 19, 2024 9:58am
Sorry for the late pickup on this, the link to the Secret Santa application is under Events.
lovesdaryl November 16, 2024 12:47pm
Ah, thank you, lolasuniverse!
lolasuniverse November 15, 2024 8:07pm
Lovesdaryl, sign-ups to the 2024 secret caryl santa are open on tumblr til Nov 20th :)
Trogdor19 November 05, 2024 11:45am
Um, that teaser changed my life. I will now be dedicating all time and brainpower to building a time machine to S3.
Reno November 05, 2024 3:50am
Right, the last scene with Carol and her bare shoulder and such?!
TWD4LIFER November 05, 2024 2:50am
HOW ARE WE ALL DOING AFTER THAT TEASER FOR SEASON 3?!
lovesdaryl November 01, 2024 12:20pm
Does anyone know if there will be a Secret Santa this year? I missed it last year, and if there is one this year, I'd like to register.
lovesdaryl October 31, 2024 12:52pm
Just read about the fundraiser and set up a monthly donation. Thank you for keeping this haven up and running.
Trogdor19 October 25, 2024 1:50pm
That's great news! I'm so happy to hear the site will stay up and you didn't have trouble getting enough money!
coreenfw October 20, 2024 8:57pm
Yay to hear the good $$ news!!
subversivegrrl October 20, 2024 5:42pm
(Belated) News item below about the results of the fundraiser!
Ikkleosu October 20, 2024 9:33am
@yokaiShinari Hi, yes that's one of the bits of the site that isn't working. Sadly the site code is very old and can't be updated so there are some bits that - like the rest of us - don't work as well as they once did!
YokaiShinari October 13, 2024 9:10am
Hi, it's me after years. Anyone else can't access responses to promopts?
subversivegrrl October 02, 2024 2:48pm
Yay, hi!
the-space-between1013 October 01, 2024 8:58pm
Just came in to say, hiiiiii. It's been several years since I've been on the site, had lost my verve for Caryl and everything. No spoilers, but seeing Carol Sunday made me nostalgic and I was happy to see NL is still here and kicking. xoxo
coreenfw September 29, 2024 8:46pm
Excellent stories!!
subversivegrrl September 29, 2024 3:17pm
Oof, these new stories are killing me. SO GOOD.
Trogdor19 September 29, 2024 11:28am
Happy Premiere Day to all who celebrate! Can't wait to salve the wait between E1 and E2 with all these new stories!
subversivegrrl September 29, 2024 7:12am
Challenge stories are up! Dive in and enjoy:) and don't forget to review!
pearlseed September 28, 2024 6:47pm
tomorrow more goodness! Thanks to both admins and authors!
coreenfw September 28, 2024 6:24pm
Excited to see a bunch of new Caryl stories!!!
subversivegrrl September 27, 2024 8:22pm
Automatic validation has been turned off for everyone who signed up for the challenge; that will be turned on again once the challenge stories go live on Sunday morning.
subversivegrrl September 27, 2024 7:44pm
Don't panic if you try to publish a story and it doesn't go through, we've had to reinstate the submission queue until the challenge submissions get published. We'll keep an eye out for anything that isn't for the challenge and go ahead and put those through.
subversivegrrl September 22, 2024 6:49am
Countdown to The Book of Carol and the NL "Reunions" fanfic challenge! You have until late Friday to sign up (we have to know who's submitting so we can turn off auto-validation on your accounts.) See the first news item below for challenge details.
pearlseed September 15, 2024 11:31am
Hey, so pleased there's to be stories for the day of-is there some place to briefly whine about how Gimple is a stinker and Zabel a stinker

Fundraiser results!

Our apologies, gentle readers (and writers!) - we completely neglected to update you about the results of the September fundraiser.

Once again, you folks proved how committed the Caryl fandom is to our OTP, generously funding the site's expenses (hosting and domain renewal) for another three years. Thank you so much! We cannot express how grateful we are to be able to continue to provide a home to all Caryl fanfiction, all the time.



--Admins on October 20, 2024 5:40pm 0 Comments
Happy September! Fanfiction challenge, fundraising

We start September with two big announcements. Firstly, below you will find the details of our first fanfic challenge in several years - we hope you will be inspired to take part.

The second announcement is that, while we have been incredibly fortunate to have had enough funding to keep us going through the Caryl dark years, sadly funds are now running low. 

Our last funding drive was in 2021, and the money raised then and since has paid for upkeep costs through 2024!

We are incredibly grateful to those who have donated to the site in the past, and those who have set up a regular donation - you are seen and appreciated, friends! 

However, In order to continue Nine Lives as an active site, we need to ask for your help to boost the funds and keep the site going.

We want to keep being the Caryl safe haven you love and need through the next few years, so if you can help contribute to the running costs of the site, please click the donate button on the home page.

Thank you in advance for any donation, however small. 

FANFIC CHALLENGE - REUNIONS 

Reunited and it feels so good… After a long hiatus - enough time to take a slow boat to France and back - the Nine Lives Fanfic Challenge has returned!

To celebrate Carol’s return to the Walking Dead Universe, and the premiere of season two of TWD: Daryl Dixon The Book of Carol, we invite you to participate in the challenge by writing a fic on the theme of “Reunions”.

Just as we are reuniting with challenges, many fans are being reunited with The Walking Dead - all because we know this fall we will be witnessing another epic Caryl reunion, as Carol travels to France to find Daryl.

Your fic can be your imagining of the upcoming French reunion, or it can be any other kind of reunion. Maybe AU Caryl are attending their high school reunion? Maybe you want to expand on an already canon reunion between Carol and Daryl with new insight? Maybe pirate Caryl have a reunion on the high seas? 

Whatever kind of “Reunion” takes your fancy, here are the rules if you wish to take part in the challenge:

Challenge Dates - Submission date is September 28th; Posting date is September 29th (fics will be posted ahead of the Sunday evening premiere, to give you something to read as you wait.)

Open to - Fan Fiction (Caryl)

The Prompt - Write a story that deals with the theme of Reunion. Please remember, however, as this is a Caryl archive, the story must feature both Carol and Daryl prominently.

The Deadline - All submissions must be turned in by midnight on September 28th, Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Send a PM to tarascarol, subversivegrrl, or ikkleosu on the Nine Lives site that you want to enter the challenge. Even if you’re not sure you’ll have anything ready in time - let us know you’re planning on it. *YOU MUST DO THIS TO BE INCLUDED*

WRITE! Stories must be at least 100 words.

Multiple entries are allowed (and so veryyyy welcome)!

Do not upload it yet!

Submission Day is Saturday, September 28th “ post your fic. It will not appear on the archive, but will enter our validation queue. Make sure you submit it under the Nine Lives Challenge category! Just like in challenges past, we will be suspending automatic validation for that day for all authors who enter the challenge. (This is one of the main reasons why you need to let an admin know you’ll be participating.)

Publication Day is Sunday, September 29th “ We will post the master list and all of the challenges entries so everything shows up at once.

Any challenge fics posted before September 28th will be deleted. IF FOR SOME REASON you are unable to post on the 28th, please send a PM to one of the challenge mods - we will work with you.

Any questions? Post here or privately to one of the admins. Happy ficcing!

 

 



--Admins on September 01, 2024 2:43pm 2 Comments