"I DON'T WANT US TO BE JUST FRIENDS"
I WROTE ANOTHER FIC WITH DARYL
I hope you like it! ☝😊🤍
Some days it was hard to cope.
The world you knew was gone, and with it, everything you once thought was safe.
Of course, then Rick found you and brought you to Alexandria, and then… then you met him.
Nothing had to happen. After all, you were both very different.
Probably before the outbreak, neither of you would have ever spoken to the other.
He looked like someone you would have crossed the street to avoid, and you looked like someone he would glance at for a moment before thinking you were a snob.
But you were no longer in that world, and now you may have had different personalities, but you still had something in common: you were both survivors.
At first, neither of you spoke to the other at all. Rick introduced you to him, just like he did with everyone else, but neither of you had anything to say to each other, so things remained that way for a while.
As the days passed, you didn't approach him to talk, but during council meetings or at harvest time, he would ask you occasional questions about how things were going, to check that you were adjusting well to city life.
These actions, however much you were inwardly grateful, only gave you false hope that something more than just friendship could develop between you.
From harvest time onward, you began to talk more, until you became acquaintances, and from there, friends.
You saw him off every day before he went to look for supplies, and when he returned, his inseparable companion, Dog, would look for you, knowing you'd give him a treat for his hard work.
Daryl watched you and Dog for a moment before looking away and starting to unload the things he was carrying into his motorcycle's saddlebags.
His thick, jet-black bangs partially covered his eyes, hiding the excited gleam in them as he took in the scene.
That day you woke up early.
The sun was shining in the sky, which meant it was going to be a good day, regardless of the fact that you had arranged to meet him to track down an animal that would provide food for at least a couple of weeks.
You had arranged to meet at your studio, so you walked there briskly.
You liked to paint, so for some time now, you had a small, shed-like space where you painted and did your drawings and crafts.
Maggie asked you to draw a portrait of Glenn, and when she hung it on her wall, she burst into tears because of how much it resembled him.
Probably at that moment, you decided that if the world were like it was before the outbreak, you would have wanted to be an artist.
You arrived at the studio in a few minutes.
You placed your hand on the doorknob and pushed the door open.
You didn't need to look at him, because you already knew he was there.
His scent of leather, burnt wood, and humor was everywhere.
"We can go right away" you murmured, opening one of the cabinets. "I just need to grab a few things and we can…"
"Y/N," he interrupted, his serious voice startling you.
"What…?"
You went to ask, but when you saw what he was holding, the color drained from your face, and you felt your breath catch in your throat.
You had left your new notebook open on the table before you left, and without realizing it, all your new work, your new drawings and your writing were on display for anyone who came in.
You swallowed hard as you saw him glance from the notebook to you, and back again.
"Daryl, I…" you murmured shyly, noticing your cheeks turning red with embarrassment. "…I didn't mean to, it wasn't my intention."
"You drew me" he whispered, pointing to the portraits done in pencil and charcoal on the once-white pages of the notebook, "and you made notes in the margins."
"Oh my God, this is so embarrassing," you blurted out. "You shouldn't have read that, you shouldn't have known, at least not like this, please don't be mad at me"
"I'm not mad at you, Y/N," he whispered, reassuring you. "I'm just amazed, that's all," he said. "I mean, this… it's really well done," he whispered, his blue eyes resting on you. "How long have you been doing this?"
"I only recently started with portraits," you confessed. "My art teacher in high school told us that when doing portraits, it's best to start with a familiar face, like yours," you added, pressing your lips into a thin line.
"Of course," he said, focusing on the short lines written at the bottom of the drawing. "After a rainy day, his wet hair sticks to his temples and both sides of his head, giving him a mysterious and rugged look," he read, making you want to crawl into a cave for the rest of your life and never come out again. "He rests, sitting on a rock, his gaze weary, waiting for a new day," he tilted his head toward you. "I didn't know you wrote too."
"There are a lot of things you don't know about me, Dixon," you joked, before gesturing toward the door. "We have to go."
"Really?" he questioned. "I don't think so," he said. "Don't rush it, the deer aren't going anywhere." He shook his head. "You know what I mean."
"Of course," you whispered. "Daryl, I… I'm sorry I didn't tell you, that I kept it a secret because I was afraid that…"
"Afraid that…" he encouraged you to continue. "I haven't bitten anyone yet, Y/N," he joked. "You know you can talk to me about anything."
"I don't want us to just be friends," you blurted out. "I don't have anything else to say, that's all," you added. "I chose you as the model for my portraits because I know your face perfectly, because when I'm not with you, you're always on my mind, and it's impossible to forget the features of the person you're with."you continued. "Before coming to Alexandria, I felt lost and incomplete," you said. "Now I know I've found my place. I don't feel alone anymore, and that feeling of emptiness I used to feel is gone, and it's all thanks to…"
Daryl didn't let you finish.
He closed the distance between you, kissing you as if he needed the air from your lungs to keep breathing.
You sighed against his mouth as you felt his hands on your waist, lifting you onto one of the tables that wasn't occupied by any painting supplies or anything like that.
You ran your fingers through his hair, and this time it was he who growled against your lips, noticing how you wrapped your arms around his neck, pulling him closer.
At one point, he pulled away and rested his forehead against yours, his breath ragged.
"I don't want us to just be friends either" he whispered, before kissing you again.
Daryl was so careful With you, you even felt like crying.
It wasn't your first time by any means, but it felt like it was.
You thought everyone should be as comfortable the first time as you were with him, even though it wasn't your first time.














