Carolina Mason finished up a day of bad decisions by settling down on her couch to watch the season six mid-season finale of The Walking Dead. Little did she know that when she woke up, she would no longer be an out of work high school teacher but a resident of Woodbury and girlfriend to the most foul mouthed redneck to ever grace her small screen television.

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In the months before the beginning of the apocalypse, Daryl finds himself homeless, alone, and with no direction. An adult Beth is struggling to balance her job, sick parents, and the farm. Feeling like the world is suffocating her, will taking a chance on a stranger change everything ? Can these two save each other before they must do anything to survive. AU then ZA

Neither of them had fit in the world the way it was; neither of them was ready for what it had become. But here at the end of the world, Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier would find in each other and in themselves the strength to survive. The story of their friendship through the early seasons.

The sparking of an irresistible attraction between Daryl and Carol upends both of their lives. As their bond grows, the unlikely couple must decide how far they're willing to go and what decisions they are willing to make, in order to keep their newly formed family safe. (Caryl Fic / season 1 to 4ish)

Lily was a cheerleader, a babysitter, and surrogate daughter of one Philip Blake until the world went to Hell. Rewrite of an older fic. Rating subject to change due to violence etc. Slow, slow-burn Daryl/OC. I mean, really.

Callie, an orphan, joins up with the ragtag group in the Quarry trying to fight the dead and survive through it all but holds a huge secret. Will she survive or suffer a fate worse than death?

About a year after winning the war against The Saviors, Gareth and Sadie have begun to set forth a semblance of Carl's vision for the future and are looking forward to really settling into life in a post-Negan world. With all they've been through, however, figuring out just what that life really looks like is gonna prove to be just a little more complicated than they thought.

It should have been a simple 20 mile drive home, but trouble started when Beth made a wrong turn and found herself lost. Bad went to worse when she swerved to miss a Doe and her Fawn, and now she finds herself with her car in a ditch in the middle of nowhere. Her only hope is to try and make it on foot back to the roadhouse she passed a mile or two back. Daryl Dixon and Beth Greene

A new group a whole new world and problems Jacob grimes is part of a new group

Hiding a terrible secret, Kari finds herself drawn into the lives of those surviving on the Greene farm, whether she likes it or not. After saving Daryl's life, the redneck reluctantly figures he owes her and discovers that opening himself up to another person might not be so bad. That is until he finds the bite marks she has been trying so hard to cover up. Daryl/OC

She had always believed in reincarnation. Amy Harrison just wished she took a long look at her older sister sooner. Figuring out that she has kind of a roadmap to her second life, she is determined to live. I don't own it. Update on Saturday

Josey Kowalski and Grandfather Walt never fit into the white picket fence paradise Alexandria was once sold as. Despite their initial differences, Rick and Josey quickly develop a deep connection, finding comfort in each other's company amidst the chaos of the world around them. Told through the final seasons & flashbacks.

Caryl, ZA. "Daryl's favorite job was being Daddy, but he hadn't always been Daddy." Mandrea secondary ship.

Shane Walsh x OC - Delaney has found herself trapped in a situationship that she never intended to be in with the world's best survival partner and worst romantic partner, Shane Walsh. She is haunted by the mystery of her family all while surviving within a new one. Was it the right place for her? Rated M. Smut, violence, gore.

Tea spent her life being the odd man out. Having spent her younger years suffering abuse for being autistic and ADHD, she came into the apocalypse ready to take on the world all alone if she had to. Neither she nor a certain redneck expected to be pulled towards the other, but at the end of the world, who can say no to love?

The war with Negan is over. The leaders struck a deal with each other; the communities no longer serve Negan and he gets to live under one condition…the communities can never have any contact with The Sanctuary and vice versa. Everything is good until…Rick's daughter forms a relationship with a guy she meets on the outside, who happens to be a savior. Another Abby spin-off.

Rick is content with his life until he meets her. Multiple pairings and characters. Slow burn Richonne. AU.

When Carol decided to finally divorce Ed, she thought that she and Sophia were free of him. When he barreled back into their lives, she and Daryl worked up a plan. The only possible plan. It was time for Ed Peletier to disappear. (An AU inspired by prompts from celestial nova and LeviathanBlue, as well as the song Goodbye Earl. Can be read as Rickyl or gen. Warning for Ed's mouth)

AH & AU / Meeting as children, Daryl & Carol do all they can to create a safe haven for each other away from their abusive parents. As time goes on it becomes clear to both of them that all they have is each other. Spanning over 20 years, this story goes through the entirety of a seemingly doomed relationship, from its harsh & violent beginnings,  through to the Aftermath

The world is cruel, and a broken Maggie is a dangerous thing. Negan himself isn't in the right headspace after having been locked up for years only to be spared the mercy of death. By some twisted fate he's wound up having to care for Maggie, the woman he took everything from. Intertwined, only time will tell the fate of Negan Smith & Maggie Greene. (Cross post from AO3)

A harsh Journey from LA to DC leaves Noah and his friend separated. Noah finds safety with a group settled in a prison, and as time passes he learns how cruel the world and people in it can be... but not all the time. He falls in love with a boy who couldn't be more different. Ensemble: Maggie Rhee, Carol Peletier, Sasha Williams, Rosita Espinosa, Glenn Rhee, Mikey, Enid

With the war at the prison finally over, Ace and her family start turning it into a home. Under the act of the council, they opened their group up with three simple questions: "How many walkers have you killed? How many people have you killed? Why?" But nothing can ever be that easy . . . [Season 4 ] - I only own the rights to the OC, and a few other characters

Beth and Daryl share a sweet holiday moment.

Amara Kendall is an 18 year old senior. Her final year of high school and the first day finds her in the principal's office learning that Coach Negan gave her an incomplete for her final semester of PE. A repeat of hell is NOT what she signed up for, neither is what she got instead, not that she's complaining...Anymore.