Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back." - Alice Hoffman. Young Caryl AU No Zombies

I believe beauty, compassion, and heart is nature's tool for survival, because we will protect what we fall in love with.

"There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself." — Lemony Snicket

When Daryl Dixon, the painfully awkward loner, finds himself stuck on the side of the road with Carol Reynolds, an exuberant free spirit, he is thrown for loop. By the time his brother comes back for him, Carol has lost her shirt and Daryl has gained some important insight. After that walk, things will never be the same for either of them.

Sometimes all you can do is just breathe. Carol is seventeen and pregnant and everyone keeps telling her to just breathe. She's trying. AU no ZA Caryl.

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]

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.

The first ten years of his life were hard, living in a perpetual state of fear, abuse and uncertainty. He was running from his despair when she found him. After just one week, she became the one safe haven in his life. Every year, those few weeks during summer, when her parents brought her to Georgia, were enough to build a bond that others couldn't even comprehend.

A girls vacation in New Orleans with Carol, Tara, Andrea and Michonne. What could be bad? AU no ZA. Caryl.

Carol meets Daryl and a week they'll never forget or get over transpires leaving them both changed. Life turns into a rollercoaster as they figure everything out together. [Caryl] NO ZA AU I own nothing of the walking dead.

Daryl Dixon is a self made millionaire cut throat in both business and personal. He prefers his women young so he can train them to how he wants them to be in his bed. Carol is a single mum to Sophia, living in a run down apartment trying her best to make ends meet, whilst her abusive ex husband Ed continues to harass her for custody of their daughter. Very AU is Caryl

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?

One thing you learn when you only have yourself to depend on is that you only trust what you see, hear, and feel. Somewhere in there though, you gotta start living. This is a AU. Sorry no zombies. The main focus will be Caryl. But other character involvement should be expected. [Being revised]

Picks up after Season 2 and looks at the relationship between Daryl and Carol as the group struggles to make a life in the world of the undead. It's an eventual Caryl fic. I'm really bad at summaries...please don't judge me. Daryl, Carol, Caryl Whole group participation should be expected. My OC, Alice, is in this one as well. M for violence, sexual content, language