BETHYL. A set of FIVE short, introspective one shots leading up to a reunion. Different character perspectives on Bethyl. Rated M, because…Dixon mouth mostly.
After the funeral home, after Gabriel, after everything, Beth’s spent months on her own; enough time to lose herself. When she finally finds her family, it’s up to Daryl to bring her back.
“Your skin, it smelled of sweat and smoke and little sweet cigars The ceiling, stained with years of troubled hearts and covered scars Your hand, it held my own right through the corridor of cars And led me to the world of wishing wells and shooting stars.”Â
Merle’s always been one to play to stereotypes; in his mind, cat-calling women is just another day on the job. Daryl’s trained himself to ignore it—at least until a certain blonde walks into his life and refuses to walk back out.
After Beth returns to the group, her and Daryl don’t so much as begin to love one another but fall into it, like soul mates separated for a millennia finally reunited, and they learn each other’s stories by reading the marks on their skin.
Three years ago, if you asked an 18 year old Beth Greene where she’d be when she was 21, waitress and single mother was not even an entertaining option. Yet, here she is. Loosely inspired by the Sara Bareilles song, She Used To Be Mine