i of the storm

I swear he rubs his thumb against her hand to comfort her. Someone sedate me.

daryl dixon did not undergo a reversal of his season 2 arc, did not learn to accept physical affection, did not learn to verbalise his feelings, did not get to believe in starting over and in the inherent goodness of human beings even in an apocalyptic scenario just for people to forget who the catalyst for all that was. it was beth fucking greene. it was her holding him through the loss of her father and still managing to prioritise his feelings. it was her having a conversation with carol when daryl leaves with merle to eventually going on and understanding daryl on such a deep level that even he is struck when she hugs him after saying 'i'm tired of losing people' and going oh! that's what i meant! that's what i am feeling! finally! i don't have to lay myself open so much as acknowledge the presence of someone else who is right there with me in feeling this exact same thing! daryl dixon did not learn to recognise the value of people just for who they are other than survivors for you to forget that it was beth greene who made him realise it first.

Are you hurting right now? I’m sorry. Times can get bad. Life can sometimes be down right shitty. Maybe you relapsed for the first time, or even the tenth time. Maybe you had a panic attack and isolated yourself from friends and family today. Maybe you’re someone who thinks they don’t have any friends or family to care about them. For whatever it is you’re going through, I want you to take a deep breath, fuck it, take 5 deep breaths. In through your nose and out through your mouth. Relax. Remain calm. You can do this. Life will go on and you need to be around to see what happens next, okay?