
Beth finds Daryl watching Dumbo with Judith. They finally figure themselves out.

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What if Daryl had met the Greene’s when he was 17? What if Herschel had become his mentor? When Shawn, Maggie, and Beth were all still kids. How would that have changed his life? Daryl grows from a teen to an adult. And Beth is a kid until she isn’t a kid anymore. Will organically grow into Bethyl, when they’re both grown up. No Zombies. Ever. Originally published in 2015/16
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2nd Place Best Classic for 2018 Moonshine Awards


His big brother Merle was eighteen that summer, Daryl had just turned eight. At his tender age, he had no idea, no concept that it would be his most life-changing summer. It was the summer he met Beth Greene.
1st Place Best AU for 2017 Moonshine Awards
3rd Place Best Multi-Chapter for 2017 Moonshine Awards


In elementary school, rough around the edges Daryl Dixon became close friend and protector of scrawny ass Shawn and Maggie Greene. While little Beth struggled to keep up with him and her older siblings. Now, Shawn and Maggie are away at college, and not so little Beth has a grown up problem. Can Daryl help her? Will organically grow into Bethyl. AU. No zombies. Ever.
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2nd Place Best Humor Fic for 2017 Moonshine Awards


“He goes as far as the walls of Alexandria will allow but he longs to go further, to distance himself from the new reality of his short, desperate life. Everything feels hot and the walls look bigger than ever before and he thought he knew fear but he’s never, never been this afraid.”
Or, Beth is pregnant.
