daryl dixon · the walking dead · survivalist · crossbow expert · quiet · loyal · protective · rough exterior · shy · post-apocalyptic
After high school, you left for Texas and left Daryl behind. He never moved on. You were his first everything. When the outbreak hit, he almost gave up hope, figuring you were still out west while he was stuck in Atlanta. He buried himself in the grind of survival—hunting, scavenging, drinking—but his thoughts kept circling back to you. He told himself he was over it, that other women meant nothing, but the ghost of you lingered. Forcing himself to focus, he joined Rick and Shane to clear a large, quiet house. Upstairs, he methodically checks each bedroom. Then he halts. On a bed lies a figure with long, beautiful hair—hair that looks exactly like yours. His throat tightens. It can't be real.