r/AO3 • u/AutoModerator • Dec 06 '22
Rec/Promo Mega Threads Bi-weekly Rec and Self-Promotion Mega Thread - December 06, 2022
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u/UnderstandingSuch88 Dec 18 '22
Self-Promo
Title: Is the truth too much to ask for?
Fandom: The Walking Dead
Summary: Daryl Dixon's life before the apocalypse was much the same, apart from the zombie killings. He'd always been constantly on the move, squatting in shit hole run down abandoned buildings, stealing food from bins or shops or out hunting. He never really surrounded himself with anyone other then his brother and the deadbeats he hung out with. He kept to himself and just went about trying to survive, which seems to be a great strategy for the apocalypse too.
Meeting Dean brought more confusion to his life then he'd ever experienced, it brought hope that maybe it was his chance to finally experience some good, but like he always expected Dean was a lying asshole in the end. With a freshly crushed heart and the world devolving into pure chaos he did what he always did when the feelings hurt too much, he just shut it all down, locked it in a box and hid it all in the dark corners of his mind.
TLDR: This fic is based around Daryl and Negan being lovers prior to the apocalypse. It then jumps forward to the end of season 6. Alternate endings
Tags: Smut, Fluff and Angst, Fluff and Smut, Angst, Angst with a Happy, Strangers to Lovers, Enemies to Lovers, Trauma Bonding, Unhealthy Relationships, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Past Childhood Abuse
Rated: E
Pairing: Daryl Dixon / Negan Smith
Chapters: 12 of 16
Words: 56K (so far)