Be OK by Ingrid Michaelson
The zombie apocalypse. Not the ideal place to meet your soulmate. Like scraping the bottom of the barrel, seeing what you got, and taking another good look to see if that was really it. But it seemed to work.
The first time you get a good look at Glenn, you can sense the trust and love behind his eyes. You also know that he would let you in too damn soon. A trait that really didn't work in his favor most of the time. Most being the operative word.
"Ah, chink. You wanna try the crossbow." He heard Daryl Dixon call to him one afternoon. He didn't even turn around to ask. It was time that he went out to kill some fresh game. And for some unknown reason (well, at the time it was unknown) he wanted Glenne to be there. And he could see that Glenn had become as pale as Casper under that hat.
"Uh, um –"Glenn was cut off from saying no by a knowing look from Carol. Glenn that shouted towards him, "Yeah sure. That'd be good." Glenn said catching up to the hunter. And that's how it started.
Their relationship was more stable than Lori's and Rick's. I mean, your relationship would be shitastic if your significant other was boning your best friend, left and right. And they weren't really the golden couple. Daryl had this emotional detachment, something he had to pick up when his father started to beat the shit out of him on a regular basis.
But when they left the CDC, Daryl tried to be fucking Superman. Glenn waited for everyone to be asleep before they argued. That resulted in Glenn yelling "I Love You!" and he stormed out of the tent. Daryl gave him a moment to chill out and get his wits together. He then went outside to talk to Glenn.
Glenn announced that his parents had kicked him out of the house when he came out. He then found himself in many tumultuous relationships, even if his boyfriend had sex with others in their bed, he'd stay in. He was basically a gallery full of broken hearts. He said cheating is one thing, but losing someone to a zombie attack is another.
"Glenn, 'm sorry. I had no right to do that. I just didn't know. But 'm in need of some mending, m'self." When Glenn didn't look back at him, Daryl stood in front of him, swept him off his feet, and kissed his lips. It was tender and slow. After they finally broke apart, Daryl smiled and said, "I love you, too" before placing a peck on his lips.
The zombie apocalypse. Not a lovely match maker. But under these circumstances, everyone just wanted to be ok. And that'swhat Glenn and Daryl Dixon did.
A/N: This is my first time writing anything for Walking Dead. So, I'm not all that good.
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