Writings and Other Strangers

Title: First Taste of Love, Bittersweet (6/6)
Fandom: The Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Rick / Daryl
Rating: PG-13
Words: 8400 (26500 total)
Summary: “You have to promise to come back,” Rick says. He is not crying, he is not. Though no one could blame him if he was, because he knows ‘moving away’ means his bestest friend will be gone forever. “Pinky-promise!”

“Pinky promises are for babies,” Daryl sniffs. “We gotta seal the deal with somethin’ else.”

A/N: Written for the RWG February 2016 Challenge, with the theme of “Firsts”. Title from Deana Carter’s Strawberry Wine. I imagine Rick to be about five years old at the start of this fic, and Daryl around seven or eight. The lovely legolastariel has also directed me to a graphic of how they might look at such an age, which can be seen here.

( Chapter 6 – Coming Home )

Title: First Taste of Love, Bittersweet (4/6)
Fandom: The Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Rick / Daryl
Rating: PG-13
Words: 2950 (26000 total)
Summary: “You have to promise to come back,” Rick says. He is not crying, he is not. Though no one could blame him if he was, because he knows ‘moving away’ means his bestest friend will be gone forever. “Pinky-promise!”

“Pinky promises are for babies,” Daryl sniffs. “We gotta seal the deal with somethin’ else.”

A/N: Written for the RWG February 2016 Challenge, with the theme of “Firsts”. Title from Deana Carter’s Strawberry Wine. I imagine Rick to be about five years old at the start of this fic, and Daryl around seven or eight. The lovely legolastariel has also directed me to a graphic of how they might look at such an age, which can be seen here.

( Chapter 4 – Promises Made )

Title: First Taste of Love, Bittersweet (2/6)
Fandom: The Walking Dead (TV)
Pairing: Rick / Daryl
Rating: PG-13
Words: 4370 (26000 total)
Summary: “You have to promise to come back,” Rick says. He is not crying, he is not. Though no one could blame him if he was, because he knows ‘moving away’ means his bestest friend will be gone forever. “Pinky-promise!”

“Pinky promises are for babies,” Daryl sniffs. “We gotta seal the deal with somethin’ else.”

A/N: Written for the RWG February 2016 Challenge, with the theme of “Firsts”. Title from Deana Carter’s Strawberry Wine. I imagine Rick to be about five years old at the start of this fic, and Daryl around seven or eight. The lovely legolastariel has also directed me to a graphic of how they might look at such an age, which can be seen here.

( Chapter 2 – Love Starts To Grow )