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phoenix761fics · 4 months

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Masterlist

Links broke on the old ones, so here's a single, much more organized new one. All fics tagged appropriately on their respective pages, including relevant content warnings. Enjoy!

The Boondock Saints

Eyes On You - PDA exposes one of Connor's kinks (Connor x reader x Murphy, smut)

Just Being Neighborly - a locked door, a broken elevator, and the beginning of a night they’ll barely remember (Connor x Renata x Murphy)

Getting Mouthy - Murphy isn't the only one in trouble when he runs his mouth (Murphy x reader, smut adjacent)

The Grocery List - In which Connor learns not to snoop (Connor x reader, smut adjacent)

Last Rites - the Saints’ final mission (angst, MCD)

Starving - Connor and Murphy loving on their lady (Connor x reader x Murphy, smut)

Two Saints and an Archer - Connor and Murphy MacManus were vigilantes on a mission from God before the zombie outbreak, now God only knows how they ended up with Daryl Dixon, reclusive redneck and crossbow extraordinaire. There’s no doubt the three of them can survive the apocalypse, but can they survive each other? (gen fic, crack, crossover)

Warrior Shepherds - They were called to destroy evil, but crossing paths with a wayward soul meant compromise. And in compromising, the MacManus brothers get more than they bargained for. (Connor x Renata x Murphy)

The Phantom of the Opera

Another Alternate Ending - didn't the Persian give Raoul a gun? (gen fic, crack)

Supernatural

A Dangerous Game - Ten years. No more and no less. Now the clock has run out and it’s time to negotiate a new deal with the King of Hell. (Crowley x OFC/reader)

A Work Of Art - after sealing the rift and trapping himself in an alternate dimension, Crowley gets the chance to observe humanity (Crowley x plus-size reader, fluff)

The Familiar Winchester - a spell of Rowena’s has unexpected results (gen crack, Sam and Dean)

The Fast Lane - After Rowena’s magic brought her back from the dead, Charlie still can’t find any peace. On the open road, with the witch as her reluctant companion, there’s no telling where she’ll find it. (gen hurt/comfort, Charlie and Rowena)

Friction - Friction: 1.) the clashing between two persons or parties of opposing views, 2.) the force that resists motion between two bodies in contact (Crowley x Gemma, smut)

Geek Squad - It's a quiet afternoon in the bunker until disaster strikes. (gen humor, Sam and Dean)

Going Up - "One aspect of humanity it was taking time to get used to was how bloody slowly they had to move." (Dean x Crowley, smut adjacent)

Graceless - After his release from the Winchesters’ dungeon, Crowley’s hold on the throne of Hell is more vulnerable than ever. Determined to strengthen his claim, he seeks to produce an heir with his mistress, young Annabel Allan, a human with no family and a powerful secret she doesn’t know she keeps. (Crowley x Annabel)

Heir Of Nothing In Particular - On the edge of another apocalypse, Cas and Crowley contemplate life, emotion, and all things human. (gen fic, Cas and Crowley)

Hell And Apathy - “Sam and Dean, but not her Sam and Dean…she trusted her friends with her life, and whatever the hell was going on with them right now…they were far from the men she knew.” (demon!Dean x reader x soulless!Sam, smut)

Howling - “The court was nearly returned to normal…as normal as Hell can get, at least…” (gen, Crowley and demon!Dean)

If You Need Anything - when everything starts getting to you, your friend Cas is there to help you keep going (Castiel x reader, hurt/comfort)

Original Prankster - Your favorite fictional hunter turns up in your kitchen, and your boyfriend knows more about it than he’s letting on (Gabriel x reader, crack)

Pie and Produce - kitchen fluff (Dean x Tara, fluff)

Ridiculous And Needy - “You really need to lock your doors. Anybody could sneak into your room and leave a few surprises in your closet.” (Crowley x reader, smut adjacent)

Roadside Assistance - “…when Crowley got the text from the bunker’s other resident, he didn’t think anything of it…” (Crowley x reader, FicFacers 2020)

She’s Buying A Stairway To Heaven - “His grip felt a lot more reassuring than any stranger’s had her entire life, but she supposed being menaced by a girl who committed suicide fifty years prior had a way of making things like that a little less odd.” (gen casefic, Dean and OFC)

Something You Don’t Know - a few mishaps on a hunt leads to a few confessions (Sam Winchester x reader, fluff)

Topeka Calling - Cas has caller ID. That hunter from Topeka has an itch. Dean just wants a refill. (gen humor, Cas and Dean)

Welcoming Committee - A tragedy prompts a new start for Sam and his son Jack (fluff AU, Sam and Charlie)

Why Can't There Be A Santa? - "There's no point in wasting that, because there's no bearded guy in a red suit coming to drink it." (gen fluff, Weechesters)

With The Touch Of A Button - One last End Of All Things, one last solution (gen crack, Team Free Will 2.0)

The Walking Dead

Bad Influence - “Her warmth was sinking under his skin until it felt like a little fire flickering through him…her voice soft and her words so full of that hope he was starting to think nothing could destroy…” (Bethyl Smut Week 2018)

Blue Into Black - Beth was a good girl, but something about Daryl Dixon made her want to be bad. Sequel to "I Don't Mind" (Bethyl Smut Week 2018)

Can't Tell Her No - Beth found something in her cell, and she can't wait to try them out (Beth x Daryl, smut)

Caught Staring - Beth goes for a walk in the prison yard (Summer of Bethyl 2018)

Entertaining - Beth is expecting two certain someones for dinner, and nothing could possibly go wrong (AU, Brickyl Week 2018)

Get Bit - Maybe if he’d just left that damn door closed… (Bethyl Smut Week 2018)

I Don't Mind - He’d never done anything like this before, never had an ongoing thing with someone. Whatever this “thing” was, cause damned if he knew. He’d never wanted to hold someone’s hand before, and he’d damn sure never wanted to kiss someone…not before Beth. (Bethyl Smut Week 2018)

Keep Singing - Daryl in Alexandria (Beth x Daryl, angst)

One More Song - The war is over and peace has been a long time coming, and it comes with someone Daryl thought he’d never see again (Bethyl Smut Week 2018)

The Parting Glass - a long night with memories and regrets (Negan x Lucille, angst)

Robin and Marian - They called him Robin Hood… (AU, Beth x Daryl)

Rushing, Racing, Running - They always had to be ready to run (Summer of Bethyl 2018)

Take Care Of It - Beth has been thinking about Daryl, and she’s kept it to herself so far. Now, though, she might let him hear about it. (Bethyl Smut Week 2018)

Talk Like That - You don’t talk back to him like that and get away with it. (Negan x reader, smut)

Trade You - “He needed somewhere to cool off, somewhere with a decent breeze that wasn’t crowded with people seeking his attention…” (Negan x Wendy)

Wake Up, Dollface - Negan visits after a shared glance (Negan x OFC, smut)

While You're Awake - Daryl can't sleep, and Beth doesn't want to. (Bethyl Smut Week 2018)

Why Ain't I Running - They never built a wall that high/Or made a chain that strong/And God ain’t never made a place/I felt like I belong (Bethyl Smut Week 2018)

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justjessame · 4 years

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Masterlist for Other Works

List of stories for What’s Your Number, Boondock Saints, Fantastic Four, The Vampire Diaries, Marvel,and possibly real person fics.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Starting Over

Brooke Ashley was one of many of Thanos' victims from the Snap. Now she's back, but she's lost more than five years. Her parents are gone, her friends have had five years to move on, and she's still the same - almost.

How do you get over being GONE for five years? Not getting to say goodbye to your family? Not getting to watch your friends' lives change the way your life should have?

Stuck, that's how she felt, even as she worked to move on. A chance meeting might just change more than one life.

MASTERLIST

Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Chapter Thirty-Seven Chapter Thirty-Eight Chapter Thirty-Nine Chapter Forty Chapter Forty-One Chapter Forty-Two Chapter Forty-Three Chapter Forty-Four Chapter Forty-Five Chapter Forty-Six Chapter Forty-Seven Chapter Forty-Eight Chapter Forty-Nine Chapter Fifty Chapter Fifty-One Chapter Fifty-Two

Visual Side Trips:

Welcome Home, Bucky

WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?

Colin Shea/OFC

Who Really Believes in Numbers?

If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were. Colin Shea found his girl in Jasmine Monahan before he'd ever left high school. She was accepted to NYU. She didn't want him to wait for her, and besides, who believes in numbers?

Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six

Boondock Saints

Connor MacManus/OFC/Murphy MacManus

If Only Someone Looked At Me Like They Look At Guns

Tessa owned As the Page Turns, a secondhand bookstore across the street from Mcginty's. With the perfectly prepared coffee and pastries she offered along with hard to find books, she soon gained success. What happens when the vigilantes she'd only heard about in passing since relocating to South Boston return to their business?

FANTASTIC FOUR (2005-2007 Movies)

Johnny Storm/OFC

Early Warning

Reed Richards' younger sister Riley has always been able to see danger coming, even if her older brother doesn't believe. When she learns of the plans to go into space, a chill runs through her. Knowing she won't be able to stop him, she comes to house sit, thinking she can stay and help with the fallout. What happens when she meets Johnny Storm for the first time?

Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five

THE NIGHT MANAGER

Sins of the Father

Jonathan Pine/OFC

Richard Roper's eldest, his daughter Esmeralda graduated from university the night that Danny was kidnapped - in fact, the celebration was in absentia for her graduation. Educated at the best schools possible, she'd promised her little brother that as soon as she graduated she'd come home and stay for good. Little did she know what she'd arrive to - a stranger convalescing after saving him and her father wanting her help in figuring out just WHO he was.

Jed's the resident siren, what would any man want with her? Yet she couldn't deny that she was the resident nursemaid and the most maternal out of the bunch - all that's left is to see who this stranger is and just what the hell he wanted from their family.

KONG: SKULL ISLAND

Captain James Conrad/OFC

Doomed from the Start

The mission that led to Captain James Conrad leaving British Special Forces was the abduction of the 7 year old illegitimate daughter of a Malaysian woman and a British embassy worker. Jenny.

Veronica Collins' half sister, Jenny, to be more accurate. While her father and Jenny's mother bickered and argued about what to do, she insisted they call for help. He knew immediately who knew Jenny best - not her mother, not her father, her sister - and it was to her he gave his promise. To her he offered comfort and from her he stole a kiss.

He wanted to succeed for her.

Why did he stay in Saigon after he left the British Special Forces? Why remain in the world that reeked of his failure even if he only took on those jobs that he knew he would conquer? The chance of a glimpse, perhaps, of the sunrise tinted hair or the gold-green eyes that haunted him still - Redemption. Even if she swore he didn't need to earn it.

Jenny Gone Alone Certainty in the Uncertain Don’t Borrow Trouble What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You Welcome Home, Captain My Captain The First Night of the Rest of Our Lives Coming Clean

The Vampire Diaries

Damon Salvatore/OFC

Light Through the Darkness

Abigail Morgan was the last remaining member of a Founding Family. When her parents and entire household seemed to be wiped out in a horrible fire, her parents' closest friends took her in as a daughter. Being raised with Damon and Stefan Salvatore was an interesting childhood, but becoming an adult was becoming darker and darker.

#What's Your Number #Boondock Saints 2 #Fantastic Four #The Vampire Diaries #Colin Shea x OFC #Connor MacManus X ofc X Murphy MacManus #Johnny Storm X OFC #Damon Salvatore x OFC #masterlist

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risingphoenix761 · 5 years

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Boondock Saints Masterlist

All fics are tagged appropriately at their respective pages. Remember, feedback feeds the Muse, and enjoy!

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Just Being Neighborly - a locked door, a broken elevator, and the beginning of a night they’ll barely remember (Connor x Renata x Murphy)

Last Rites - the Saints’ final mission (drabble, trigger warning)

Starving - Connor and Murphy loving on their lady (drabble, Connor x OFC x Murphy, smut)

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Tagging: @rckyfrk @sarahlikeslove @kitkat589 @mrsstevenbuchananstark (if you want added to my BDS list, let me know!)

#the boondock saints fan fiction #the boondock saints fanfiction #the boondock saints #boondock saints fanfiction #connor x renata x murphy #connor macmanus fanfiction #connor x ofc x murphy #murphy macmanus fanfiction #risingphoenix761 #warrior shepherds #two saints and an archer

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hornsbeforehalos · 6 years

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Practice

Pairing: Connor & Murphy Macmanus x OFC Warnings: Religion, Language, Adult Content, Older Men/ Younger Woman, Polygomy, Violence, Character Death.

Part Twelve in The Boondock Saints Three series. AN: If you’d like to be tagged, please let me know. I do not own BDS or any of the characters created by Troy Duffy, I just have fun with them. Do not repost my work anywhere. I’ll find you.

This is just some big ol’ smut too. But double the normal amount ;) I literally couldn’t even find a gif for anything going on here.

Tags: @aquivercactus @srj1990 @jesbakescookies @daddy-kink-confirmed @dragongirl420 @docharleythegeekqueen @jodiereedus22 @youandyourstupidrope @addiction-survivor25 @reedusteinrambles @his-paradox @perseusandmedusa @through-thesilver-lining @redm81@mwesterfeld1985 @sorenmarie87 @dollycrybaby @dreamwhisper87

Fionna felt...warm. Her breathing was labored, all her nerve endings on fire as she had two sets of hands caressing and loving her. Connor’s hands were massaging her thighs while Murphy praised her breasts and chest, fingertips curling into her hair, making her writhe and whimper. She felt engulfed. Complete. Home.

“F-F-Fuck, Connor-” She gasped against Murphy’s mouth, feeling the man’s tongue swirl itself through her folds and lap at the heat of her clit. Murphy swallowed her noises hungrily, his aching cock throbbing between her nimble fingers as she stroked him. Connor continued to devour her whole, groaning against the heady scent and delicious fluid flooding his senses. His fingers entered her as his tongue found a rhythm, her tight walls sucking him in and constricting fromt he pleasure. Her grip around Murphy faltered as her eyes rolled back into her head after a particularly lengthy lick, the brother between her legs giving no room for attention to be anywhere else besides his ministrations.

“She’s gonna cum soon, Connor, I see it in ‘er eye.” Murphy smirked as he nibbled on her earlobe at the same time his brother plunged another finger inside her slickness, choking a loud whimper from her throat that had both of their dicks as hard as they could get.

“D’a’s it, girl. Le’ me taste ya.” Connor growled from between her thighs, his teeth grazing over her swelling clit as he continued to work her with his fingers, curling the tips in just the right place to seek out the desperate spot inside her. Arching her body off the mattress and into Murphy’s chest, her first orgasm shook through her as a hoarse, raspy whine made its way past her lips. Connor fed from her like her fluids would be the last source of nutrition he ever had, sucking and taking everything she had for him. Once her shivering subsided, Connor crawled up her body to join Murphy in attacking her breasts and neck with lavish kisses and licks.

Fionna maneuvered her body around the boys as Murphy slotted himself between her spread legs, her mouth moving to engulf Connor’s cock into her throat as Murphy dragged the head of his dick through her dripping folds, teasing her over stimulated nerves before pushing into her.

“Fuckin’ ‘ell,” Connor growled, his hand diving into her dark tresses as she slid her tongue over the veiny ridges, her own moans from his brother’s movements vibrating through his core.

Murphy let out a loud grunt as pinned her legs open by the backs of her knees. He sunk all the way inside her, her walls flexing and tightening around his girth as she adjusted to his size. Connor seized the opportunity when her mouth went slack around him to thrust his hips towards her face, a gargle of satisfactory choking emanating from her throat.

“Fuck, lass, yess,” Connor hissed as she continued her laving, looking up to him with innocent eyes full of lust and need.

She moaned again around his cock as Murphy continued to plunge into her, the snap of his hips pushing Connor further down her throat and bringing tears to her eyes. The drag of his dick inside her was quickly spiraling her into another release, her muscles contracting and spasming around him as her body began to shudder.

“Give it ta me, girl, I feel ya,” Murphy demanded as the coil in his own belly tightened, his need for release just as predominate as her’s. He looked up from watching him slide inside her to find his brother just as lost in pleasure as they were.

With a keening wail, her body jerked and flooded Murphy with her orgasm, shoving him off his own cliff and milking him dry at the same time that Connor heaved one final thrust into her mouth before spilling himself down her throat. She choked on his thickness a final time before both men pulled themselves from her body, earning them both a deep whine from her at the loss. The brother’s collapsed beside of her on her bed, their body’s glistening with sweat as they slowed their breathing and regained their composure.

Panting, still trying to catch her breath, Fionna rasped with a giggle, “Never done that before.”

The brothers let out their own unisoned chuckle before Connor rolled to his side to gaze at her, “Well we got pleeeenty o’ time ta practice, aye, Murph?”

Part Thirteen released 12/30/2017

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autocon23 · 1 year

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HELLOY BITCHES!!!

It's Friday and you know what that means!!! New chapter!!!

And not just any chapter!! It's the first chapter to part 6!! That's right, ladies and germs!!!

We've finally reached season 3!!

Oh what will you all read in this series?! Howuch different will it be from the show?! Who knows?!

Guess you'll have to read to find out!!

Enjoy!!

Taglist:

@phoenixblack89 @lilythemadqueen @archerangel @twdeadfanfic @littlegodzilla @fandom-cuties @livingdeadblondequeen

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autocon23 · 1 year

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Fanfic Advent Calender 2022

Hey everyone!!!

I'm so sorry I posted super late!! I was supposed to post on Dec 7th, but I had been busy last week. So, I guess all you wonderful readers get to have another day for the this super fun event.

Thanks again to @lilythemadqueen who's the one who put this all together. She's the one who finds all the prompts for this and assigns them to people who participate. She's super awesome and if any of you haven't read her stuff or anyone else's who are participating in this event, you totally should. All of them are super awesome and they right some good shit.

Day 6 - Finding Peace in a Winter Wonderland

Fandom: Boondock Saints/The Walking Dead Crossover

Prompt: first time seeing snow (reader or s/o’s first time)

Ship: Connor MacManus x OC x Daryl Dixon x Murphy MacManus

Quick Author's Note: Ok, so I am doing another Christmas oneshot based on my crossover. If you didn't know, I did two Christmas oneshots for the previous event last year. It technically is supposed to be for my crossover series, however, it only took place between parts 2 and 3 (BDS1/2). This time, it's in the TWD part of my series. Specifically, this takes place between s5/s6. Post-Wolves/pre-Negan. Basically, this is a fun little oneshot as to what the future of my series may, or may not, look like along with a cute little spoiler for everyone aside from @lilythemadqueen and @phoenixblack89 (who know pretty much how most of my series is going aside from a few plot points between s9/s10/s11 that I need to go do some serious outlining to figure out how to get this towards how I really want this to end). One last thing, I did change the prompt a little. It still remains the same, but be slightly different.

Anyway, enjoy~!!

Somedays Katie can’t believe that this is her life.

She’s survived the initial outbreak of a zombie outbreak which resulted in the collapse of the entire world. Then, spent the next two, almost three, years surviving with a group. She considers herself lucky that her husbands and children survived as well. That they had Rocco and Romeo with them as well She considers herself lucky to have found a good people among the group she’d end up with outside of Atlanta once Rick woke up from his coma.

She still feels the pain from losing the prison and many of th people she’d been responsible for when the Governor returned. She’d hoped that Michonne would find that monster on one of her many trips before something horrible happened. She doesn’t blame the swordswoman what happened either. She’d spent most of that year searching for him.

Still, Katie can’t help but be angry at the Governor. All the people they lost resulting in the prison’s fall. The remainder of the people of Woodbury, the other survivors they’d found afterwards, Herschel, Oscar, Big Tiny, Shane, Andrea, Randell, T-Dog.

Bob.

That death still weighed heavy on the blonde. Especially when she saw how Sasha had started to shut down from losing someone who she let get so close to her. Tyreese tried to help her where he could, but he’s been struggling recently trying to adapt to having lost part of his arm. Merle had stepped up in a big way with Tyreese. The surly redneck taking the younger man under his wing. Showing him the ropes on how to care for his stump. How to adjust to now having only one hand. It hadn’t been easy, but Tyreese improved every day.

Katie shook her head as she climbs out of her warm bed to walk to the bathroom. It’s been a couple months since her group had been found by Aaron and brought to Alexandria. It’d been even less time since the Wolves attacked. This community had been slowly taking their heads out of the sand and started taking her group seriously.

It was still hard as the group had lost their leader, Deana. Especially Spencer, her oldest son. In a short amount of time, Spencer had lost his younger brother, his father, then finally his mother. Katie had been encouraging the others to give Spencer his space to grieve, but to take turns checking in on him every day. Offerings for shoulders to cry on and ears to talk to remind the young man that he’s not alone and that he can heal from this.

After all, the point of a community is to help one another.

Isn’t it?

Katie walks out the bathroom to head to the doors that lead out to the small balcony she had. She pulls the curtains open and is greeted by the sight of bright white. She lets out a displeased hiss at the sudden brightness before closing the curtains quick. Chuckling could be heard behind her as she rubs the spots out of her eyes.

“Dat’s one way t’ wake up,” she could hear Murphy tease from behind her.

Katie turns her head to see her husband walking closer to her. “I guess it snowed last night, huh?”

“No,” he drawled playfully. He wraps his arms around her and kisses her temple. “What makes ye say dat, love?”

Katie rolls her eyes, then pinches his side. He lets out a yelp as he jumps away from her. “Kids awake?”

“Yup,” he replied, “Connor and Daryl ‘ave dem. Wanted t’ let ye sleep a bit. We know ye been ‘avin’ trouble sleepin’ since de prison fell. Wanted ye t’ get de sleep ye need.” He takes her hand and leads her towards the door to head down the hall. “Came up t’ tell ye dat breakfast is ready and we’re ‘avin’ a snow day.”

Katie raises an amused eyebrow. “Snow day, huh?”

“O’ course.” Murphy grins. “Arty and Appo ‘aven’t seen snow before. Dis will be de first time dey do. It’s also Daryl’s first winter as a father. It’s our obligation t’ let ‘im ‘ave a fun day playin’ wit’ de kids like a dad.”

“Don’t act like you and Connor aren’t also going to try and devise a way to get into our pants on top of this,” Katie shot back playfully.

Murphy puts a hand over his heart in mock offense. “’ow dare ye accuse me and me brother o’ such nefariousness,” he gasped as they enter the kitchen, “we would never do such a terrible ding.”

Connor looks up from where he’s plating breakfast for the kids. “What’s goin’ on?” Daryl, who’s in the middle of feeding Artemis a bit of oatmeal, glances over in mild interest.

“Katie dinks dat us ‘avin’ a snow day is a cover fer some kind o’ nefarious purpose from us,” Murphy complained, “I was only tellin’ ‘er dat it’s de first time dat Artemis and Apollo will see snow and dat it’s Daryl’s first winter as a father, officially.”

Connor caught on to his twin’s antics and shoots a faux hurt look at Katie. “Mo gra, ‘ow could ye dink somethin’ so terrible,” he scolds. Though, the mischief in his eyes told everyone other wise.

Katie and Daryl look at each other and roll their eyes. The two silently agreeing that the brothers were up to something. They always use days off as a chance to have some quality alone time with their spouses. Of course, they make sure that they spend time together with the kids for a big family event.

After the farm, Katie had made it a point that the group needs to take a day every now and then to spend it with their loved ones. For her, it was her husbands, children, and eventually Daryl when he agreed to explore these feelings developing between them. For Herschel, it was his daughters and Glenn. For Rick, it was his son, Lori (if he could handle not getting into an argument with her), and Shane (to rebuild their friendship after the damaging hits it had taken since Rick showed up at the quarry).

“We’re gonna have to put runs on hold anyway ‘cause of the snow,” Daryl piped up. He carefully wipes oatmeal from his daughter’s face. “Need to clear the streets in Alexandria and wait for the snow outside the walls to melt enough for the cars to travel on.”

“I know,” Katie agreed. She makes herself a cup of coffee, then moves to sit on Daryl’s free side. As she sits down, she leans over to give the redneck a kiss on his cheek. “Morning.”

“Morning,” Daryl grunts. A small, happy smile on his face.

“How’d you sleep,” she asks. Daryl has always been a light sleeper. She considered it a miracle if he’s able to go through the night without waking up from something.

“Slept alright,” he answered, truthfully, “heard the ankle-biters getting fussy on the baby monitor. Connor got up with me to help. They needed a quick diaper change and another blanket. They conked out pretty quick after that.”

“That’s good,” Katie hummed, “at least, they’re sleeping through the night.” She leans against his arm. Her lips pressing a sweet kiss to his shoulder.

“’ey,” Connor huffs, “what ‘bout me? Don’ I get a kiss?” He pouts childishly at her.

Katie rolls her eyes, then gestures him to come closer. Connor grins widely as he practically skips over to steal a quick kiss. Then, he heads back to the counter to finish up making breakfast and has Murphy help him serve it out to everyone at the table.

Katie’s multi-colored eyes lands on the empty seat at the table. “Where’s Merle?”

“Still in ‘is room downstairs,” Connor answered, “Daryl checked on ‘im earlier and found dat de poor guy’s come down wit’ de flu after all.”

“Did someone go to Denise already,” Katie asked.

“Yeah, I did,” Daryl replied, wrapping an arm around her shoulders, “she gave us some medicine to help him. Told us to also make sure that he stays hydrated and warm. And that we make sure he eats every now and then.”

Katie hummed. “See if we have any Gatorade in the community still,” she suggested, “we need to make sure that he replenishes his electrolytes too.”

“I think Rick might still have some when he and Michonne came down with the flu last week,” Daryl said, “I’ll ask him later. Might see if he’ll let us have the kids crash with him and Mich or maybe with Glenn and Maggie for a while. If Merle’s caught it, then it’s a matter of time until the rest of us do.”

“Agreed,” Katie said, “rather it just be us with the flu than the rugrats.”

Norman nods from his seat next to Murphy. “Being sick sucks balls,” he said.

Katie shoots her son a stern look. “Norman,” she warns.

“I didn’t cuss though,” the boy complained, “balls isn’t a cuss word.”

“You don’t say that at the table,” Katie chided.

“Uncle Merle says it and a lot worse stuff at the table,” Norman grumbled over his glass of juice.

“I’m not Merle’s mother,” Katie pointed out, “plus, you know I get on him about the things he says too.”

Norman looks to Daryl. “Daaaad,” he whined. His blue eyes find Daryl’s.

“Listen to your mother,” Daryl wisely says. Though, he’s smiling over his cup of coffee that he takes a quick sip of.

Apollo, sweet, oblivious Apollo, is grabbing chunks of scrambled egg from his little tray at his highchair. He’s trying to get a big piece of egg that Artemis sees from her seat and is able to lean over and steal from him. Even though Daryl had been feeding her oatmeal since she didn’t want her eggs. Apollo shoots his sister an offended look, then looks sadly at the piece of egg that she shoves into her mouth.

“Balls,” Apollo suddenly announces as he looks at his tray dejectedly.

Daryl chokes on his coffee.

The kids erupt in a loud chorus of laughter. Katie hides her face in her hands and rests on the table. Her shoulders shaking in suppressed laughter. Connor and Murphy are howling with laughter. The two turning red in the face with tears streaming down their cheeks.

Not a bad start to their morning.

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After breakfast, Connor and Katie had the older kids put together a bag with a few days’ worth of clothes while they packed the baby twins’ stuff. Murphy had already gone over to Glenn and Maggie’s to see if they’d be willing to let the six kids crash with them, Beth, Noah, and Enid until the flu bug leaves their household. The married couple were more than happy to have them. Glenn even said that it would be good practice for them to when their own future children since this would help them learn how to care for children at different ages. Plus, Maggie said that she’d been planning on trying to steal one of the younger kids for the day since she’d been in a baby fever.

Oh yeah, they really wanted to be parents.

Once the kids had their stuff taken care of, everyone, sans Merle, were dressed up for winter weather. The family exited the warm house to the brisk cold of the winter wonderland outside. Artemis and Apollo, who were babbling loudly as they didn’t like being stuffed into the bulky winter jackets, went silent as they stared at the stark, white powder.

Daryl and Katie exchanged knowing grins and decided that heading to the Rhee household could wait a little while longer.

Daryl, who held Apollo, walks down the porch steps, then kneels to the ground. “It’s snow,” he says softly to his son. He grabs a handful of it from the ground and holds it up for the baby to see.

Apollo reaches out to touch it. He grabs some to inspect it. The little bit of snow in his hand melts. The baby lets out a distressed noise, then shakes his hand wildly to get rid of it.

“Yeah, it’s cold and wet,” Daryl says softly, “but that means you can eat it.” He eats the rest of the snow in his hand. Apollo looks at him like he grew a second head. Daryl chortles, then grabs another handful of snow to offer Apollo. Katie kneels down with Artemis so she could take some from her father if she wished. “Try it.”

Artemis and Apollo take some and eat it. Artemis makes a sound like she’s trying to say ‘good’, but can’t get the ‘g’ and ‘d’ down yet. Apollo leans down to the ground to grab more. When he leans up, he smears the snow all over his sister’s face. Artemis lets out a shriek when some of the melted snow slips between her skin and her jacket.

“Oh, he’s definitely been hanging out with Merle too much,” Katie teased, “your brother would’ve done the same thing or worse, he’d just shove a bunch of snow down your shirt.”

Daryl snorts as he stands up. “Yeah, yeah.”

Connor wraps an arm around Daryl’s waist and pulls him closer. “’ey, since yer tellin’ de kids it’s okay t’ eat de snow, be sure t’ ‘ave de talk wit’ dem ‘bout stayin’ away from yellow snow,” he teased.

Daryl opened his mouth to say something, but stops when Luke lets out a yelp. The three adults and two infants turn their heads to see that Murphy had started a snowball fight with the other four children while they waited on the other half of their family. Poor Luke had been beaned in the back of the head by a snowball. The blonde boy rubbing the back of his head as he wipes away half melted snow from his hair. Sean stood a few feet behind him snickering. He wasn’t snickering for long when Leia suddenly unleashes her attack on her eldest brother to avenge her twin. The oldest starts running away only to end up in another ambush set up by Murphy and Norman. The two showed no mercy as they jumped from behind the porch and dumped a huge pile of snow on Sean’s head. The boy shoots the two of them a look that showed how much he inherited from his mother. The dirty look he sent them the same one Katie had given the three men when they buried her under a mountain of snow during the first winter.

More people come out of their homes all dressed up in their winter clothes. A few of the adults were passing out shovels and bags of salt while others just stood by and watched the snowball fight in front of the MacManus-Dixon household. Carl comes jogging over with Enid and a few of Katie’s younger cousins to join in on the snowball fight. Rick and Michonne stood on their porch with Judith in Rick’s arms. Beth dragged Noah and Maggie after her to join the fun. Glenn trotting after them with a grin on his face.

Eugene sat on the porch steps to his place to watch with Rosita. Abraham and Sasha walked by with Tyreese in handing out thermos filled with chicken soup or hot coffee that Olivia had prepared for everyone who would be outside. Tara and Denise, who’d gone on a morning walk to enjoy the fresh snow, came over to join the fun. Tara leaning down to scoop up a handful of snow herself that she threw at Glenn when she was close enough. Connor left the porch to tackle his brother into a large pile of snow. The two laughing and shouting as they wrestled. Morgan and Carol were already at the Grimes house sitting on the bench on the porch. The two sharing a blanket with hot cups of coffee in their hands. Content smiles on their faces as they watch the madness.

Katie stood on her porch with her youngest daughter in her arms. Daryl by her side with Apollo. The two adults exchanging happy content looks before watching the scene before them.

Yeah, this is a pretty good Christmas morning.

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