What if it had taken Goren longer to figure out it was Declan? Inspired by raz0rgirl's LJ observation that Gage is a B/A shipper. Written because I am just that much of a creeper.

He left with little more than the clothes on his back and a beat up van. She left with little more than the clothes on her back and a camera. A boy with no destination and a girl with dreams of grandeur. She was hitching a ride and he ignored the warning bells and gave her one. They discover a lot about themselves on their cross country trek. I still hate summaries...

I'm met with silence. Just like I thought I would be. And that's okay. There's more than enough being spoken without actually being spoken. I turn to go, and immediately, her hand shoots out and she grips my wrist with a strength that I'm not sure either of us expected.

Merle I failed him, I failed your brother. I let your father wear me down to the point that I had nothing left to give him. It breaks me heart, Daryl is so alone, he feels he does not deserve love, or affection, because he never received it. I deserve whatever comes to me Mom Caryl AU

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

Hello : ) This is a series of one-shots based around Carol and Daryl. I am taking requests so content will vary from smut to emotional romance, horror, humor, you name it! If you want to see it happen, just send a PM. I'm a Caryl shipper through and through and I can't wait to see all the ideas you guys have for our favorite couple. Enjoy! 1st chapter is smut!

One drunken tryst at the CDC leads to drastic changes for the group. Early season two Caryl short story prompt. I hate summaries.

Brienne and Tormund: After. Please note: I am horrible with lineage/history when it comes to got. Ive done my research but please understand, It's just a story.

Caryl, AU, supernatural story (not a crossover, the story has supernatural elements) no zombies. I don't want to give away the plot ;)

This fic picks up where Season 6 leaves off, with some wishful thinking that Season 7 won't be a total massacre of all of our favorite characters. Pairings include Jon/Sansa, Tormund/Brienne, Arya/Gendry.

Tachycardia is defined as an abnormally rapid heart rate. There are two things that make her heart beat faster: fear and him. When Carol operated on a stranger with a gunshot wound she wasn't expecting to fall in love. But there are sinister things brewing in the Georgia woods. She saved him once, but can she keep the hunter safe?

Daryl finds himself in the middle of a city wide evacuation with no way to locate his family. Carol is in a race against the clock to get to her daughter. The two strangers work together, even though the odds are stacked against them, to find their families and survive. OC heavy ZA/AU. Caryl

Ever wish you could just rewind and do it over again? Relive the good and fix the bad? When Daryl screws up badly will Carol give him that second chance ... This story begins somewhere in the middle.

Like a great wine it just gets better with age. Series of one shots. Co-written with Haitus80

Yah need some help?" His voice was low pitched and coarse but in a good way. Like having your back scratched and getting goosebumps. Dammit. "Gee...what was your first clue?" Caryl AU- no zombies. trigger warnings see AN first chapter.

He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of his and mine are the same. - Emily Bronte AU- no zombies, Caryl, soulmate, reincarnation, fic.

Daryl is a rancher and also a Bull rider on the professional rodeo circuit. Carol is a PR person running the campaign for a new line of jean clothing called "Denim Dreams," for which she's been ordered to sign him up as spokesman, but their troubled past together could complicate matters...

Caryl AU- no zombies. Daryl swung to look at her. She was tiny, delicate features a short pixie cut style to her hair. She was trembling but she was not crying. She was sporting one hell of a old shiner. The bruising was brown and discoloured. Caryl - trigger warning for hostage situation.

Carol Peletier is brought to the MC for protection by Gemma after she finds her in the hospital chapel about to go back to her abusive hubby. Daryl Dixon is a new Prospect with the SOA motorcycle club and Gem gives him the task of taking care of Carol. When Carol falls for her protector she must decide if she has what it takes to be Daryl's Old Lady and accept SAMCRO as her family.

This is going to be a series of one shots done as prompt fills. Ratings will range from k-m and Categories will range as well. These are ALL Caryl stories. I will try to include any trigger warnings as needed.

Caryl AU - no zombies. I don't want to give to much away :) Caryl, Carol, Daryl.

This apartment had a lot of drawbacks, but she wasn't one of them. AU- Caryl - no zombies

In which our intrepid DC Morse has gone missing, and Fred Thursday will stop at nothing to find him and bring him home. Warnings for the aftermath of torture, blood, and gore. Written for the Whump Fic Exchange over on Tumblr. Find me there @the-wandering-whumper

Caryl AU non zombie. PWP - short multichapter. Bdsm (light) (first chapter is introducing story :)

Caryl AU - please note..Trigger warning for cancer Sometimes happiness finds you even when your hiding from it.

Carol Peletier is a volunteer with AA and one night her job brings her to a man, Daryl Dixon, in the hospital. She feels an immediate connection and sees so much of herself in him without even knowing his story. But like so many are, he's in denial and refusing to admit he has a problem. Will he allow Carol to be part of his recovery? Or return to the life that almost killed him?

AU Caryl, starts in 2014 flashes back to 1996.. He was utterly and completely obsessed with a girl who didn't even know his name. CARYL

Daryl was thankful that the girl had worked so hard to help him get his grades up, but thanks to his brother, he needed a much bigger favor now. Carol, brilliant but painfully shy, agrees to help him by pretending to be his girlfriend, never expecting the favor to change her life so much. High school prompt. AU no ZA. Short story.

In the aftermath of the first battle in the All Out War with Negan, Carol has four men vying for her attention.

26 stories alphabetically about Carol and Daryl. UST. RST and more in between.

In the wake of all out war - with Ezekiel dead and Morgan missing - The Kingdom needs a new leader. Carol has always considered Alexandria home but she feels like she owes the Kingdom and can't abandon the people who helped them defeat Negan. And it just so happens there's a large cat that won't stop following around the man she loves.

Caryl AU - oneshot, highschool. Non za.

AU Caryl. Fluffy, romance. Caryl are late 20's married when a car accident takes away Daryl's memory. Sometimes love is sweeter the second time around.

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

"Why'd you go?"

The ZA isn't the place for romance. That's what she'd though. But alone, with so much time to think, Carol finally realizes that, for her, love is the best reason to live - to fight. She has 3 men who she knows would want her. But the only one she wants doesn't even know where she is. And even if he did... did she friend-zone him for too long?

The year is 77 BCE. The setting is the (fictional) port city of Alexandria Minor, north of Herculaneum, in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius... At the ludus of Regulus Monroviatus, Darolus Marcus Dixus is a gladiator in training, hopelessly in love with the Roman maiden Carola, who is promised to another.

Carol wasn't expecting anything good to come of what she'd now termed, "The Worst Day of Her Life", yet here she is. It's an unexpected meeting that changes her life.

The quarry camp was attacked by a herd... it wasn't just a few that died - it was everyone. Almost everyone. Carol Peletier somehow survived the worst of it and was rescued by the only other survivor in the camp - Daryl Dixon. It was only her and this redneck stranger left. For all she knew, this guarded, angry guy was the last man on earth, but at least she wasn't alone.

Caryl AU - Daryl and Carol are actors and The Walking Dead is the show they star in together. While in this AU the character's back story is different Daryl and Carol may have a lot of similarities with their characters - including a close friendship and a building affection for one another… as more than friends.

Caryl AU non cannon. Merle returned to quarry and Daryl left with him. (bringing back my OC Perez, and Merle and Martinnez :)

"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

Carol isn't looking for a relationship. She has a huge career decision to make and no time for complications. But when an intriguing stranger helps her out she can't seem to get him off her mind. He's not her type. He's complicated. And Carol realizes he might even be scarred. But maybe all he needs is someone who understands to show him the stars...

When Daryl Dixon came over to use her phone Carol hadn't expected the visit to end with her using him instead. After that they find that their mutual physical attraction may run a little deeper. AU no ZA short story.

Taken by Negan, Daryl has to find a reason to go on when his guilt spiral threatens to drag him under. His thoughts before facing his death included moments of closeness with the family he made after the Turn. In his hour of greatest need, one very special person who has always believed in him appears, giving him hope.

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.

More than 5 years after they met and become friends on the set of a movie that made Daryl a famous actor, Carol takes a new role that lands her in New York for 2 months of filming. NYC is Daryl's second home when he's not in Georgia working on the TV series he stars in. It's a big city. They're both busy. How much time could they possibly spend together?

Daryl and Merle can't seem to find common ground at the prison, leading to constant tension. On a supply run with Carol they once again find themselves at each others throats. The next day, they wake up to realize that they are really going to see what it is like in the other's shoes... Or skin. (Comedy) Basically season 3 except Merle didn't die, obviously. All Caryl, as usual.

(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.)

Nuits en Dentelle - Nights in Lace. A reluctant trip to a lingerie store as a favor for Merle could change Daryl's life forever. He had a plan. He was ready to do something with his life. No time for romance. No time for women. But fine lace, late nights and a warm woman could change everything.

A series of ficlets about Daryl and Carol, taking place throughout the series. Mainly Daryl and Carol alone, but some other characters may appear from time to time.

"The future is called "perhaps," which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the only important thing is not to allow that to scare you." Tennessee Williams [Caryl Prompt]

"5 years was a long time. It was a long time to spend so close to a gorgeous woman who he thought about sexually but had never touched. Daryl often wondered if Carol thought about him that way too. He felt very confident that she did, but she had this way of making you think one way in a certain moment and then making you question everything you believed about her the next."

"He called to her, the man in the forest." Caryl (AU) no zombies, Carol is wood nymph. Daryl is a hunter. Angsty. Caryl Fluff. Oneshot but will continue if interest :)

This will be a collection of random Caryl scenes/oneshots/snippets based on prompts from readers. Reply or PM me one or two word prompts to me and I will work through them :)

Caryl AU - Carol and Daryl go camping for a week in Canada. This is a fun and humorous account of their trip. Lots of stereotypical Canadian stuff and thangs and of course... lots of smut :)

"Good. Now imagine I'm sliding my hands down your stomach, lower and lower…" Daryl spoke slowly. His voice was so incredibly sexy. "Move your hand lower, open your legs, touch yourself…" Carol's heart was pounding as she followed his command, slipping her hand down her body, between her legs where her most sensitive parts were eagerly waiting to be touched...

His last thoughts were of Carol and that in this life or the next they'd be together.

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.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to love the rain. [AU]

Carol is back in Alexandria, and she tries to settle in with the people in her life.

Takes place on the road between seasons two and three. The winter is taking everything out of Carol so Daryl steps in to help. Rated for smut. Very short story.

Merle is sentenced to house arrest and discovers the mysteries of the internet. Meanwhile Daryl discovers that Merle is secretly trying to reel in an unsuspecting woman on the web and decides to intervene. When Daryl falls in too deep he goes to extremes to keep her away from his brother, and any other man. Ridiculousness ensues as Daryl sabotages everyone. Including himself.

Caryl AU, angst/ smut. Oneshot

fluffy fic, Caryl highschool AU

PWAP - one shot. Caryl smut.

AU No zombies, Caryl. He always dreamt of her.

On one of the coldest nights on record Daryl Dixon stops for a stranded motorist. She's leery, of course, but finally agrees to let him give her a lift home. That one kind gesture on his part, and one act of rebellion on hers, starts the domino affect that changes them both. (Caryl AU no ZA) Unapologetic fluff ensues. You have been warned. Rated for sexual situations.

Maybe he was insane, had finally snapped and taken a ride into crazy town, but he didn't care, he never felt more alive in his entire life. Some would say buying this house was a living nightmare but to him...it had been a godsend.

Caryl AU no zombies. Mature for smut and sexual themes. Carol and Daryl meet under very unusual circumstances.

To move forward she must go back. He won't let her go alone.

Ch 1-Slightly AU Carol trapped in the tombs, collection of oneshots, short stories CARYL

From something sweet, something bitter will rise.

Linden and Holder spend a lot of time together, and yet, there's a lot that isn't said... but the more time they spend together, the less that matters. They can read each other... most of the time. This story includes clips from the show as well as extra scenes that I would have *liked* to have seen, and lots of what may have been going on in their heads.

Takes place during the 5 years between when Linden left Seattle after Richmond "cleared up" the Skinner situation and when she came back to see Holder, in the last scene of s4 e6... plus a little bit that came after that.

Caryl AU set in Alexandria verse. Rated E for adult situations, profanity etc. Daryl is still missing along with Abe, Sasha and Glenn. Carol waits every night for him to come home. Will he? Find out.

Caryl AU no zombies. Short story 3-5 chapters

Making this into a multi chapter. Takes place in season 2...Carol has a secret that no one would ever suspect. Future 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.

Daryl gets hurt while on a run by himself. After getting checked out it's decided he'll live, but he's in pain. Carol saves the day when she gives him some powerful pain killers but now she is stuck dealing with a very stoned and very loose lipped Daryl. He lets a few things slip. Rated for Dixon mouth and sexual innuendo.

Short multichapter - set in future, Caryl and Richonne, slightly humorous (I hope)

Devolution. When you are the only two left standing, how quickly will your humanity slip away? After losing Alexandria, and their entire group, can Daryl and Carol really cling to the shreds of sanity and humanity they have left? Or will they realize that the animals inside are too strong to ignore? And if those animals are allowed to feed, will the world be the same?

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

(AU no ZA Halloween Challenge Fic) She hadn't gone out tonight searching for this. It hadn't crossed her mind at all. As a matter of fact it hadn't crossed her mind in over a century. But then she had caught his scent and it was all she could do to back away from him when she had stepped right there in his way, forcing him to run right into her. He was meant for this.

Caryl story, season 6. Demisexual Daryl

A series of vignettes that takes place after the events of Grady that showcase the progression of Daryl and Carol's relationship told from Carol's perspective. (If not a fan of romantic Caryl, you may want to avoid).

Caryl- one shot- season 3- into season 6

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.

After losing the farm the road has been long and cold. Winter is wearing them down. When they happen upon a cabin, the group is able to take a much needed break and as the night wears on, two people happen to find another kind of comfort in each other.

Takes place back in S1, but with a different spin on it totally. Some fav character will live, some will come in later on, others won't be in this one at all. This will be a CARYL fic, but it will be a slow build to it. This is from a prompt given to me by my FoC chat girls!

After leaving Grady Memorial, the group hits the road and heads north. Tara gives Carol something Daryl cannot... not yet. { Carol x Tara / Carol x Daryl }

Carol and Daryl kiss unexpectedly and then find themselves navigating through a physical relationship.

This is a SHORT Caryl Story. The story picks up at the end of Season 5 directly after Rick shoots Pete and is what 'could have' happened following that incident. It should be only three chapters long and all should be up within a week. It is basically my fun 'brain break' from editing my novel. This is rated M for GRAPHIC sexual content in chapters 2 and 3. HOPE YOU ENJOY!

My entry for the Nine Lives AU Prompt-A-Thon. Combined two prompts: "That one jerk customer who always comes in 5 minutes before the store is about to close" and "Person A calling Person B while having a breakdown and Person B running as fast as they can to comfort Person A".

Daryl didn't know what the hell had possessed him when he'd agreed to Carol's offer to come inside out of the heat. It sounded good in theory and it meant he got to spend more time with her but he honestly had no idea what to say to the woman. AU with no walkers. Written in response to a photo on tumblr involving a near-naked tradie. Previously titled Caryl Down Under. SMUT WARNING

He stopped in his tracks, right on top of the stairs. There was Linden, stopping her car and looking out, seeing him just as he saw her. When he thought that woman would never surprise him… When he thought he knew her enough as to be sure she was not coming back… There she was.

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

Judith laughs at that and he can't help but smile at the sound. It's rare now days and he thinks for a second he can see the sun again.

Daryl hears something from Rick he may not want to hear. Caryl Smut

How else could she do it, really, when he thought about it? That was the thing, he though, as he looked down at her, as he entered her slow and easy. She was still Carol, even if she was holding back. She was in there, somewhere, all right. He was right to come for her, right to push her buttons, right to say the words.

Taking place directly after the events of Conquered, Carol and Daryl are home alone, and Carol's tired of fighting her feelings and pushing them aside.

It had always been Daryl and Merle against the world, for as long as either of them could remember, and there was no way in hell Merle was letting that stop now. It was all just a big misunderstanding. (Caryl AU with a heavy dose of Merle.)

Who the hell did this Rick Grimes think he was? Everybody who was anybody knew that this was his Carol. He didn't share. Not happening. No. Fucking. Way. And if this Rick Grimes didn't know this, well then he would very soon because Daryl Dixon might have been a pussy, but he damn sure wasn't going down without a fight. Cop or not. CARYL ONESHOT / RATED M

Based on the song by Heart, an 80's hit in Australia-All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You. They met one stormy Georgia night and shared a blistering night together. It's a shame they never shared their names.

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

Daryl and Carol take a short moment to feel alive again, to feel something more than the sadness that lingers within them both.

Carol counts her losses and tries to move on.

Caryl AU. This wasn't a dream, this was actually happening. She was on a bus by herself at 1 in the morning heading south, away from the monster of a man she had been married to for the past 8 years. A man that she was technically still married to. But she'd figure it out, right? She had to.

What happens when Daryl finds out Rick banished Carol?

Daryl Dixon is one of the best hired killers there is. Ed hires him to get rid of Carol. One problem. Mr. Dixon falls head over heels for the quiet, silver-haired woman and realizes he may not be the monster he thinks he is.

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!

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?

Carol stood with a determination to storm the bridge and burn it down. It wouldn't be the first time she'd left something in flames behind her today, only this time she prayed the obstacle would stay gone.

Spoilers through the S4 finale

Series Finale (Eden) spoilers. It wasn't a city of the dead, although they hovered around the edges of her mind.

Linden knows that Holder his home. The question is, is she ready to face her demons and stay with him? This is my take on what happens after the series finale.

Caryl reunion fic. Rated MA for sexually explicit content

I listened to a lot of Tool while writing this. This is the first TV relationship I'm heavily shipping on since the golden years of Mulder and Scully, so there. This is my take on what happens next. (If you want to see some of my X-Files fanfic, it's all archived in the Gossamer site - message me for titles). This is my first fanfic in 13 years. Be gentle with me.

After S4 episode "Isolation." Daryl returns to the Prison and Carol has to face the consequences of her actions as he is tasked with carrying out the sentence handed down by the new Council. Oh, it's on, fellow Carylers. S4 the way it should be... Spoiler Warning: Plot points for S4 Eps. revealed within.

Lines get blurred as Jane and Maura go undercover at one of Boston's popular dance clubs in order to investigate a string of several related murders. Will their friendship manage to survive? Rizzles through and through. Summary kind of sucks... Please, give it a chance!

Carol stood behind the fence at Terminus concealed by the shrubs and greenery watching in horror as Tyreese was lead into a red train car at gun point. Carol, Caryl post 4x16.

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.

Daryl takes Carol to a special place. In more ways than one. Multi Chapter. *Pure Caryl smut*

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]

Just a little musing about that old green eyed monster, jealousy, with Daryl Dixon caught in the middle. Post S4 Mid-Season Finale.

"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.

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!

One-shots about some of the ways Caryl could have begun.

She had outlived all the other women from the original Atlanta group. She was the last one standing. Who could have seen that? Collection of drabbles, set after season 3. Disclaimer: The Walking Dead belong to Robert Kirkman and AMC. No copyright infringement intended. Chapter 51: Under Attack

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.

"Am I your ride or what?"

Missing scenes from "Try" (3x08), "Reckoning" (3x09) and "Six Minutes" (3x10). Why is this fandom not HUGE? And why aren't these actors up for Emmys? Rating begins at K; Chapter 4 is rated M .

Post-3x09. The clock on the kitchen wall reads half past midnight when she knocks on his door.

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.

Holder is given a case that is a low profile case to keep him busy and out of trouble. He wants Linden back because he feels there is more to it than a handful of dead prostitutes. He gets his way when the Mayor asks for Holder and Linden personally.

Now, on an average night in the Rizzoli-Isles household, Jane was something of a bedtime rock star. But tonight. Tonight was far from average.

My first Walking Dead fan fiction story. It centers on Daryl and Carol's budding relationship. An afternoon baseball game triggers some game playing, some discussion about why we play games, and what happens when we stop. Mature Rating.

Goren and Eames investigate a high profile case shortly after beginning an intimate relationship. This is a follow-up to 'This Year's Model'

What I am choosing to believe happens with Goren and Eames after 'Loyalty, Part II.' Focuses heavily on the unresolved Donny Carlson plotline.