Caryl, AU. Mandrea as secondary ship. When Carol ends up in the small town of Liberty with her daughter, she finds herself among a crowd of people that seem like they might not be the most desirable bunch. As an outsider herself, she soon discovers that she can't judge a book by its cover and sometimes the most unlikely of people can become the closest family.

He had loved her for so long. Carol was the one constant in his life which he clung to, especially during the dark times. Now if he could just find the courage to tell her and pray she could find it in her heart to feel the same. How couldn't she when they were bound by the threads of fate?

Dear Mr. Dixon My names is Sophia Pelletier. I'm nine years old and I am in fourth grade at Parkside School in Atlanta. For our social studies class we were assigned a project to write letters to wounded soldiers. Caryl ...AU.. no zombies.

Caryl find each other on the road during wintertime. ZA AU where Carol leaves the kingdom and strikes out on her own. She heads north. Implied that after losing everything Daryl tracks her down. They begin their life together and celebrate Christmas. It's pretty fluffy at the end.

(AU no ZA) Being a single mother to a four year old is easier for Carol than it would be for most. That is, until her ever helpful daughter inadvertently plays match maker and Carol finds herself falling for the gruff guy next door. (Story prompt. Total fluff.)

Daryl never returned to the prison with Merle. Instead they became a part of a new kind of group. Lawless men. Carol never met up with Tyreese after Rick banished her. Instead she was leading a new kind of group. Women with a Vendetta. When these groups collide, Daryl has trouble coming to terms with what she is and Carol will have to remember that she was once a merciful woman.

Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member. [ZA AU]

After Carol spends six years in prison, her daughter is a stranger and despite her new found freedom, her life is dismal. Daryl Dixon is trying his best to live a quiet life and raise his sixteen year old cousin. When the boy comes home from a party, dragging an unconscious Sophia Peletier with him, Daryl's determined to help the girl. Even if that means dealing with her mother.

It's been more than a year since Rick left Carol behind with little but an old car and a few supplies. Daryl's search for her brings him to a small thriving community in the pine forests of Northern Georgia. Caryl.

Takes place a few days after S6E8. Daryl has returned to the ASZ and found Carol still unconscious. Alexandria has been cleared of walkers and the group is rebuilding after their loses. Not sure how many chapters there will be. May or may not follow actual events in the comic, depends on how it flows. This is Caryl, so if you aren't into that sort of thing, kindly move along.

What if the ZA never happened? Would Daryl, Rick, Carol, Glenn, Maggie and the others still have ended up being friends? This an AU story on how everyone may have met if there was no ZA. Eventually will become a Caryl story, but beings with Daryl meeting Rick.

I am convinced that different people awaken different beast in you.

Daryl, Carol and Sam are a family, living together in Alexandria. They didn't start out that way. And it wasn't an easy road. The Story of Us explores how a young boy who lost his entire family was able to bring together two damaged people and help them heal. This is the story of how Carol and Daryl fell in love with each other and how Sam became their son.

After Carol's death, Daryl makes a desperate wish to save her. Suddenly, he finds himself back in the quarry, staring as she and her daughter cower in the shadow of her husband. With all of his memories of the future intact, can Daryl change life as he knows it? And just how will this journey change him? M for later chapters. Caryl.

*CYREESE* It had been four hundred and seven days since they'd decided not to go to Terminus.

Carol Peletier meets a plumber named Daryl Dixon. AU, No walkers. Caryl.

He didn't know what he had till it was gone ...Caryl post season 5

(AU) When Carol and her teenage daughter move to a new town they have a small window of freedom that they take advantage of. Carol finds herself having a one night stand with a stranger that spirals out of control and throws her and Sophia both headlong into a dangerous world that neither even knew existed.

"She wondered how long it would take for fate to reach forth her dark finger and strike them all down, one by one, until nothing remained but ash and bone and a whisper of everything they used to be." - Sequel to 'Three Little Birds'. S4 AU, Caryl.

Inspired by the Tumblr prompt for 'beautiful words'. Pure fluff-smut. Daryl brings Carol on a run gone wrong. The adventure continues...

Immediate aftermath of Season 5 Episode 8: Coda. Definite Caryl, but with healthy respect for Beth.

What if there was a way to prevent the events that brought the group to the prison? What if there was a way to save every single person they have lost along the way? What if second chances at the end of the world actually existed? Will they be strong enough to save the others? This story has given me many sleepless nights but I think it has been worth it.

Not everyone knew the extent of Carol and Daryl's relationship, but they sure got a feel for it outside the burning remains of Terminus. Told from the POVs of multiple characters. Major Caryl, slight Richonne and Glaggie.

Sequel to Phantom Hearts but written to stand alone as well. The group must continue on and Daryl and Carol have more responsibilities in this world gone mad. Whole (most?) group involvement. OCs as supporting characters. Will they survive and make this a life worth living? Caryl, Carol, Daryl Dixon

A Caryl fic : ) Get inside Daryl and Carol's heads as they struggle to figure out what they mean to each other. Rated M for language, scenes of abuse, violent imagery, adult situations and sexual tension that will MELT YOUR BRAIN!

When things on a run go south and hard decisions are made Daryl sets out to fix things. ONE SHOT [Caryl]

She was free, wonderfully, beautifully free. CARYL AU

AU, no zombies, first AU- CARYL He seemed a little lost for words too as he stared back at her then a scowl slowly crossed his face "What? You ain't never seen anyone in a wheelchair before?

What does anyone see when staring at themselves in the mirror? Mostly, they see only what they've been looking for. Sometimes it takes another reflection to learn the truth. Unabashed Caryl.

Caryl AU fic. Carol and Daryl meet on a singles cruise. Based on the following prompt: Merle enters Daryl's name into a contest to win a Caribbean cruise. Daryl is not used to rubbing elbows with the cruise crowd, and he finds many of the planned activities perplexing and overwhelming. Somehow, he meets Carol on this cruise.

"Another camp, another group calling themselves a family, another set of open doors. She wondered how many knives were hidden in the shadows, waiting to stab them in the back." - Primarily a Carol story, set five years after the events of Season 4.

The Story about two people finding themselves and each other in a world gone wrong. Takes place during the S4 Mid-Season Finale. CARYL fic

Carol felt her heart stop when she looked up at the hardened face of Daryl Dixon. Her gun wavered for a second but she kept her aim on him. This was Daryl, yes, but this wasn't her Daryl. This wasn't the man that she had come to love five years ago, that much was obvious to her. EVENTUAL CARYL (WITH IMPLIED PAST!CARYL).

Breaking out of Terminus, Daryl meets up with someone he never thought he'd see again: Carol. But while he is just happy to see her, she has some concerns about his relationship with Rick. She brings up some good points, but does he even want to believe her? Rick is his brother... right? CARYL all the way, guys. Warning you now, there's some Rickyl tension up in here. R&R please!

Rick, Carol and Daryl finally have the chance to deal with each other after being reunited, post-Terminus. Post Season 4. Caryl-vibes abound.

"Axel," Glenn started, "You've been following Carol around like a shadow. All I'm saying is that I wouldn't annoy the extremely protective guy with a crossbow permanently attached to his arm." Glenn and Carl take it upon themselves to have a friendly discussion with Axel. This story will be told from the POV of several characters, but with eventual Carol/Daryl.

He didn't want to lose her, not after finding her and finding his voice for his feelings. She didn't want to go. Neither of them expected the way that their lives would go. Post Season 4 One shot (my first one shot). Caryl.

Long drawn-out, slow-burn Caryl reunion set between s4 and 5. Will obviously be non-canon AU as soon as s5 starts airing.

A Caryl reunion fic, set in the events after the season 4 finale. Daryl has lost all hope of ever living a peaceful life, and then he hears her name and it all changes in an instant.

No one is quite sure how much time has passed since the fall of the prison. All they know is the reality of always moving on, always surviving, whatever cost it might bring. At least they mostly found each other, but for those they've lost along the way, there is a chasm that can barely be filled. Caryl story.

"Pretty hot," she mused with a teasing grin. Carol shielded her eyes and innocently surveyed the sun rising high overhead. She didn't miss, though, the way his face reddened just a little too much to blame on the heat. (S3 Caryl)

Carol's tired. Tired of waiting for Daryl. So, when she let's someone else love her, desire her, want her...what will Daryl think? Will Carol even care? What makes everyone think she's the lucky one to have Daryl pay attention to her? Isn't Daryl lucky to have her?...Head's up: For creativity purposes I have one character that has no name...let's you use your imagination! :)

An AU from the beginning of "Inmates" featuring Daryl and Beth as they search for their family. Implied and eventual Caryl, absolutely no romance between Beth and Daryl. Complete. T for language and violence.

She'd walked into Terminus with pain crushing her heart. What she finds inside only makes it worse. Rated M for language, for the moment.

Caryl reunion scene following Season 4. This is a one-shot set after Terminus has fallen. I'm not dealing with the outcome of that story arc, only the reunion of the main body of the group with Tyreese, Carol and Judith, with almost complete focus on Caryl. If that sounds like your thing, come on in!

AU Caryl fic. When broken people encounter each other, is it possible for them to glue the pieces back together? This is very AU. Carol, Daryl, and Sophia are all broken people who live in very different worlds, but when those worlds unexpectedly collide, can they find healing in themselves through healing each other? Carol Daryl Sophia, other characters may play in later.

In a world of nightmares, occasionally we get moments like this. Moments like this, make life worth living. A Caryl fic. Prequel is now up! Let me know what you think. I may add more to this one if I get the motivation!

"Daryl?" Her fingers reached thoughtlessly for the rounded firmness of his shoulder before she remembered and snatched them away. It wasn't like it used to be, and some cruel part of her wondered if it had ever really been anything at all. Still, he found her. He always did. Caryl, set two years after the events of 4.08.

"Zombies…I hate zombies." Making it through two world-ending apocalypses between the both of them, you would think the Slayer and her vampire consort would be more than able to handle the latest. But is anyone really ready to take on the walking dead? A Buffy/ Walking Dead Crossover Fic.

"She didn't hear anything. No voices from inside the prison, no walkers, no birds in the trees, not even the wind made a sound. Without speaking, they both turned, aimed their weapons and stood, shoulder to shoulder, watching the tree line. Something was coming." Caryl. Post S3 finale.

"I'm hardly the woman I was a year ago,but if Ed walked through those doors right now, breathing, and told me to go with him, I'd like to think I'd tell him to go to hell." She had thought she'd been rid of him for good, but the moment those words left her mouth, she had jinxed herself. Now, she was going to have to prove to herself that she was, indeed, stronger. AU after 3x09.

Caryl one-shot, what happens after Carol leaves the prison. Post-indifference all the way.

AU Season 4: As a health crisis for one of the original Atlanta survivors sends Daryl and Carol into danger on a mission of mercy, the addition of the Woodbury refugees to the Prison group forces them to re-examine their special connection. Very Caryl, some fluff, flashbacks to early days at the prison, and some sweet smut in later chapters for those who have been asking for it!

Ed, The Governor, Woodbury...it all becomes too much for Carol and she needs to get out. Find some open space to just breathe. What happens when Carol realises that the dangers of this world are stronger inside than they are out? And how does Daryl handle being the one she turns to for help?

Run. All they had done for the last few weeks was run from the Governor. Now they were exhausted and in desperate need of a place to hide for the night. What will happen when the group seek sanctuary in an abandoned hotel? Caution: SMUT WARNING for Chapter 2. 4theloveofcaryl Hotel Picture Prompt Contest Winner: BEST OVERALL & BEST OF CONTEST.

AU. Carol manages to tear herself away from the violence of her husband but eventually finds herself in the middle of a world gone crazy. Something bad is happening and she believes that her own survival, and the survival of her friends, is balancing on the whims of three brutal and bickering rednecks.

The world is over. His brother is gone. His options are slim. And then out of the fog appears something he doesn't even recognize. He doesn't see it at first for what it really is. Hope.

"We need to acknowledge that the time when we made each other happy has passed… and we can't go on living like it hasn't." Follow-up to CSI 13x15, Forget Me Not, and connects everything that has been going on between Grissom and Sara this season. Spoilers for various episodes in season 13.