In the aftermath of Negan's deadly confrontation, an injured Daryl lies recovering at the Hilltop, where he wakes up to receive even more devastating news. A Caryl inspired story.

In a rare moment of peace, Daryl takes his young protege out on a hunting trip.

Judith Grimes and Daryl Dixon are the final survivors to remain from the group, struggling to make a life for themselves in the later years of the outbreak. This is a loose collection of short stories set in the decade after the show takes place, as Judy slowly grows up under his care.

"Carol stared at the wall. She was lying on her side in an unfamiliar bed—a stranger's bed, abandoned until she'd taken it up the night before. It rested in an abandoned room. An abandoned house. A nameless town." When the group spends the winter in Daryl's hometown, Carol finds herself joining him in a dangerous journey through his past.

As the apocalypse crashes down around them, Daryl and Merle only have each other in the flight from their childhood home. The struggle to survive brings out the anger, resentment, and love that forever tie them together.

In the weeks before the world fell apart, Daryl made a friend. The nightmare began with her. Note: this is NOT a Daryl/OC fic, though I now realize the title may give that impression.