One rainy day while Daryl sat in in his sofa reading a book, that someone he wanted to forget but that he knew would never, will gave him, he received a phone call.
Beth is on a beach trip with her friends, where she turns out to be the fifth wheel. Daryl is a lifeguard who was just minding his own business until he came across a girl who thought it was safe to swim all alone in the ocean at night.
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.
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
Daryl breaks Beth’s heart, and she leaves town to pursue her dream of becoming a famous singer. When two years pass, and her family needs her, Beth returns to the farm, knowing that she had never stopped loving him. Even after what he’d done.
Daryl is happy playing the slide trombone with a cruise ship band. Until he spots a beautiful blonde, with pale shoulders and legs Like That. Then she’s all he can think about.
banner courtesy of arrowsandangels & @andsowewalkalone for colorization on Emily Kinney’s photo